Yogyakarta, PSKK UGM  – Pusat Studi Kependudukan dan Kebudayaan (PSKK) UGM mengadakan seminar bertajuk Impact of Reproductive Health Policies on Woman’s Health: MDGs and BPJS pada Kamis, 28 November 2019 di Auditorium Prof. Dr. Agus Dwiyanto, PSKK UGM, Jalan Tevesia, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta.

Prof. Dr. Etsuko Matsuoka, peneliti dari Nara Woman Universitas Jepang yang didapuk sebagai pembicara seminar kali ini menjabarkan beragam hal terkait perubahan budaya proses persalinan di Indonesia dan peran bidan dalam bidang kesehatan reproduksi di Indonesia.

Pada kesempatan itu, Matsuoka menjelaskan pada pertengahan 1990-an banyak proses kelahiran dibantu dukun bayi. Seiring perkembangan jaman dan teknologi, para ibu hamil mulai melahirkan dengan bantuan bidan. Selanjutnya, banyak bidan mulai membuka praktik sendiri yang disebut Bidan Praktik Mandiri (BPM).

Kemudian saat tercetus target Milenium Development Goals (MDGs) terkait strategi menurunkan angka kematian anak dan meningkatkan kesehatan ibu, bidan mulai mendapat banyak pelatihan khusus untuk memberikan layanan persalinan ideal. Terlepas dari perkembangan tersebut, menurut Matsuoka, kenyataan di lapangan menunjukkan bahwa banyak bidan yang memberi rujukan kepada ibu hamil untuk melahirkan di rumah sakit.

Data Rumah Sakit Sadewa Yogyakarta (2014), misalnya, menunjukkan 54 persen ibu melahirkan secara caesar dan 40 persen dari ibu yang melahirkan di rumah sakit tersebut berasal dari rujukan bidan. Hal ini membuktikan semakin banyak ibu yang melahirkan di rumah sakit daripada melahirkan di BPM.

Untuk proses persalinan di rumah sakit, Matsuoka menjelaskan bahwa asuransi BPJS hanya dapat membayar sekitar 700 ribu rupiah. Jumlah tersebut dinilai tidak cukup untuk membiayai seluruh kebutuhan persalinan, terlebih jika persalinan dilakukan secara caesar.

Di sisi lain, BPM juga belum memiliki MoU dengan BPJS. Agar pasien dapat menggunakan kartu BPJS saat berobat ke BPM, pihak BPM harus bekerjasama dengan dokter yang membuka praktik mandiri.

“Pertanyaannya, is bidan gaining power or losing power? dan apakah strategi untuk mencapai MDGs 5 dan BPJS berhasil meningkatkan kesehatan reproduksi perempuan?” tanya Matsuoka yang kemudian dilanjutkan sesi tanya jawab dan diskusi terbuka dengan para peserta seminar.

CPPS UGM held a seminar on “Impact of Reproductive Health Policies on Woman’s Health: MDGs and BPJS” on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Prof. Auditorium Dr. Agus Dwiyanto, CPPS UGM.

Prof. Dr. Etsuko Matsuoka, a researcher from Nara Woman University Japan, was lined up as the speaker and presented several things related to cultural changes in delivery process as well as the role of midwives in the field of reproductive health in Indonesia.

She explained that there were many births assisted by a medicaster called dukun bayi in the middle 1990s. As time and technology went by, the mothers began to deliver her baby with the help of midwives. Subsequently, many midwives began to have their own labor practice called Praktik Bidan Mandiri (BPM).

When Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets related to the strategy for reducing child mortality and improving maternal health was issued, midwives have received special training to provide services for ideal delivery. Apart from the noted developments, according to Matsuoka, the reality shows that many midwives refer the pregnant women to give birth in a hospital.

Data obtained from Sadewa Hospital Yogyakarta (2014), for example, shows that 54 percent of pregnant women give birth by cesarean section (c-section) and 40 percent of the pregnant women who give birth in the hospital are referred by midwives. This proves that the pregnant women prefer giving birth in hospitals to BPM.

Regarding the delivery process in hospital, Matsuoka explained that BPJS insurance only finance around 700 thousand rupiahs. The amount is insufficient to finance the needs of delivery, especially if this is performed by c-section.

On the other hand, BPM also does not have an MoU with BPJS. The BPM must work closely with doctors who open independent practices.

“The question is, is the midwife gaining power or losing power? and has the strategy to achieve MDGs 5 and BPJS been successful in improving women’s reproductive health?” Matsuoka asked, which is then continued with the question-answer session and open discussion with the participants.

 

Yogyakarta, PSKK UGM – Pusat Studi Kependudukan dan Kebijakan (PSKK) UGM mengadakan seminar bertajuk Impact of Reproductive Health Policies on Woman’s Health: MDGs and BPJS pada Kamis, 28 November 2019 di  Auditorium Prof. Dr.

Yogyakarta, CPPS UGM – Center for Population and Policy Studies (CPPS) UGM held a seminar “Impact of Reproductive Health Policies on Woman’s Health: MDGs and BPJS” on Thursday (28/11/2019) at Auditorium Prof.

Seminar “How to Enjoy the Process of Scientific Writing” held by CPPS UGM on Friday (11/15/2019) was one of interesting event to note.

Prof. Ben White, as the speaker, gave some tips on good and fun scientific writing. First, when the writer(s) writes scientific paper like a thesis, he advised the writer(s) to be able to firstly forget that he is writing a thesis. Second, anything related to the affairs with the supervisor can also be forgotten for a moment. He then emphasized the participants to try to communicate with what they wanted to write, “Hear the voice of your book speaking to you, and write it …” he said.

The fourth tip is to keep on exercising. “Writing is not just a matter of talent, but also about practice,” he said. The exercise is supported by frequently reading books and not delaying to write it immediately. Finally, he reminded to continue writing in a discipline habit.

“All successful writers usually have discipline or routine writing habit. Some are happy to write in the morning, some at night. It’s also important to do and get used to,” he added.

 

 

Yogyakarta, PSKK UGM – PSKK UGM menggelar seminar bertajuk “How to Enjoy the Process of Scientific Writing” pada Jumat (15/11/2019) di Auditorium Prof. Dr. Agus Dwiyanto, PSKK UGM, Jalan Tevesia, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta.

Prof. Ben White, selaku pembicara seminar memberikan beberapa tips, menulis ilmiah dengan baik dan menyenangkan.

Pertama, saat menulis ilmiah seperti tesis, Ben menyarankan penulis untuk bisa melupakan bahwa ia sedang menulis tesis. Kedua, segala sesuatu terkait urusan dosen pembimbing juga dapat dilupakan sejenak. Selanjutnya, ia menekankan peserta untuk mencoba berkomunikasi dengan apa yang ingin ditulis, “Hear the voice of your book speaking to you, and write it…” ujarnya.

Tips keempat adalah memperbanyak latihan. “Menulis bukan hanya soal bakat tetapi juga tentang latihan,” tuturnya. Kemudian latihan tersebut didukung dengan memperbanyak membaca buku serta tidak menunda untuk segera menulis.  Terakhir, ia mengingatkan untuk terus menulis secara disiplin.

“Semua penulis sukses itu biasanya memiliki kebiasaan atau rutinitas menulis yang disiplin. Ada yang senang menulis di pagi hari, ada yang di malam hari. Itu juga penting untuk kita lakukan dan biasakan,” tambahnya.

Yogyakarta, CPPS UGM – Center for Population and Policy Studies (CPPS) UGM held a seminar “How to Enjoy the Process of Scientific Writing” on Friday (15/11/2019) at Auditorium Prof.

Yogyakarta, PSKK UGM – PSKK UGM menggelar seminar bertajuk How to Enjoy the Process of Scientific Writing pada Jumat (15/11/2019) di Auditorium Prof. Dr.

Yogyakarta, CPPS UGM –  Politics and comedy have a long history and level. In recent decades, politics and comedy have changed from ‘awkward friends’ to ‘inseparable alliances’.

Couple weeks ago, huge demonstrations held by thousands of students from various campuses were seen in major cities of Indonesia. The protesters were taken to the streets to urge the government to pass the new Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) law and revoke the new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and Draft Bill of Criminal Code (RKUHP) laws.

One interesting moment during the protest occurred from “funny” writings on the posters, such as ‘My skin care products are expensive, there must be a serious problem that finally made me head to the streets’.

People of generation Z are trying to convey their political aspirations in a new way, that is, by making demo posters or banners in a humorous style.

Sakdiyah Ma’ruf, while presenting the related topic on a seminar held by CPPS UGM entitled “Fighting with Joy: Humor in National Political Communication,” Monday (10/21), said that humor is currently gaining its moment.

Different from the youth of 1998, according to Sakdiyah, the people of generation Z who participated for the first time in democracy (i.e. voting on elections) and preserving democracy (protests and demonstrations) seemed not only to focus on the problems they were fighting for, but also brought the issues with random and personal references.

The sentence like, ‘my skin care products are expensive, there must be a serious problem that finally made me head to the streets’, colored the sphere of demonstrations throughout Indonesia and made the protesters of the year excited and the most important thing is viral,” Sakdiyah said.

There are four things about people of generation Z. Sakdiyah explained, “They are gathered in groups but their expression is very individual because for them, standing out (not partisans) and having a personal dialogue are important way to resolve the existing conflicts and to make the decisions pragmatically”.

The posters brought by the Gen Z to the streets had gained people’s attention because of their unique humor and messages of celebration and participation. But the posters also might also not raise public awareness on the main issues of demonstrations.

“They (protesters) made strong and clear messages, showing that the new generation (Gen Z) is alive and wholesome, and ready to fight for it in any ways they wanted,” she continued.

Sakdiyah added that the writings have four categories; Focus Issues, Pop Culture, Personal and Random Life References.

The posters with Focus on Issues writings were referred to the political conditions they were experiencing, such as “Dear police officers, please don’t persecute me! I’m Mr. Tito’s nephew.” There were also Pop Culture writings in which the appreciation was conveyed by including the latest trends, such as “Korean drama is not as fun as the parliament drama.

Meanwhile, the reference concerning personal life showed the poster referred to personal matters such as, “It’s ok that my love story failed, but not KPK!”. The last category has referent ‘random’ that is not directly related to the context of demonstrations (e.g. “Dear Mom, your son wants to get married soon”.

Humor is not merely a joke, but a meaningful entity, especially in political contestation to voice and get the authorities’ attention.

It can also help people gain perspectives, digest problems, and release tension regarding situations of anxiety, confusion and hopelessness.

Mutual self-recognition in humor is the most powerful weapon for showing humanity, political maturity and a respect for people intelligence. “We understand the satirical and metaphorical languages, but what we don’t understand is hate speech,” she responded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yogyakarta, PSKK UGM – Politik dan komedi memiliki sejarah panjang dan bertingkat. Dalam beberapa dekade terakhir, komedi dan politik telah berubah dari teman canggung menjadi aliansi yang tak terpisahkan.

Beberapa waktu lalu terjadi unjuk rasa di berbagai wilayah Indonesia. Pengunjuk rasa turun ke jalan menggelar demonstrasi penolakan UU PKS, UU KPK dan UU RKUHP.

Salah satu sisi menarik selama protes tersebut dapat dilihat dari poster-poster “lucu” bertebaran yang dibawa para demonstran ke jalan. Para generasi Z ini berusaha menyampaikan aspirasi politik mereka dengan cara baru, yakni menggunakan poster atau spanduk demo yang dikemas dalam gaya humor.

Terkait hal tersebut, Sakdiyah Ma’ruf saat menjadi pembicara seminar di PSKK UGM bertajuk “Melawan dengan Gembira: Humor dalam Komunikasi Politik Kebangsaan,” Senin (21/10), menyampaikan bahwa humor saat ini sedang mendapatkan momentumnya.

Berbeda dari pemuda tahun 1998, menurut Sakdiyah, Generasi Z yang berpartisipasi untuk pertama kalinya dalam demokrasi (yaitu memberikan suara pada pemilihan) dan menjaga demokrasi (protes dan demonstrasi) tampak tidak hanya fokus pada masalah yang mereka perjuangkan, tetapi juga membawa isu bereferensi acak maupun pribadi.

“Kalimat seperti, ‘perawatan kulit saya mahal, jika saya sampai turun ke jalan pasti ada masalah serius’, itu mewarnai demonstrasi di seluruh Indonesia dan membuat rangkaian protes tahun ini bersemangat dan hal yang terpenting adalah viral,” jelas Sakdiyah.

Sakdiyah memaparkan empat karakter generasi Z: Mereka berkelompok tetapi ekspresinya sangat individual karena bagi mereka bertindak itu sangat penting, bukan partisan, dialog untuk menyelesaikan konflik dan membuat keputusan secara pragmatis.

Poster-poster yang Gen Z bawa turun ke jalan mencuri perhatian masyarakat dengan humor unik dan pesan-pesan perayaan dan partisipasi mereka. Namun poster-poster tersebut juga mungkin tidak meningkatkan kesadaran publik terkait isu-isu utama protes.

“Namun, mereka (domonstran) mengirim pesan keras dan jelas bahwa generasi baru hidup dan sehat, serta siap untuk bertarung dengan cara apapun yang mereka inginkan,” ujarnya.

Pada Seminar yang dihadiri mahasiswa dan peneliti berbagai bidang ini, Sakdiyah juga memaparkan, tulisan pada poster demo itu memiliki empat kategori; Fokus Isu, Budaya Pop, Referensi Kehidupan Pribadi dan Acak.

Poster Fokus Isu memiliki referen terhadap kondisi politik yang mereka alami, seperti kalimat, “Pak Polisi Jangan Persekusi saya! Saya Ponakan Pak Tito”. Kemudian terdapat Budaya Pop dimana apresiasi disampaikan dengan menyertakan tren terkini seperti kalimat, ”Drama Korea Tak Seasik Drama DPR”.

Sementara kategori Referensi Kehidupan Pribadi, yakni ketika poster memiliki referen terhadap masalah pribadi seperti, “Cukup Cintaku yang Kandas, KPK Jangan!”. Kemudian kategori Acak memiliki referen acak yang tidak berkaitan langsung dengan konteks demonstrasi, misalnya, “Ibuk, Anakmu Pengen Rabi”.

Humor bukan sekedar guyon belaka, tetapi sebuah entitas yang berarti, terutama dalam kontestasi politik untuk menyuarakan dan mendapat perhatian dari penguasa.

Humor juga dapat membantu orang mendapatkan perspektif, mencerna masalah, dan melepaskan ketegangan dalam situasi kecemasan, kebingungan dan keputusasaan.

Saling mengakui diri lemah melalui humor adalah senjata paling ampuh menunjukkan kemanusiaan, kedewasaan berpolitik dan juga penghargaan terhadap kecerdasan rakyat. “Kita mengerti kok, Bahasa-bahasa satir dan metafor, yang tidak kita ngerti itu adalah bahasa kebencian,” ujarnya.