Any person wanting to build a swimming pool has to build a foundation with a thick plastic surrounding this basis. In case of minor or major earthquake saltwater cannot flow into freshwater reservoir. If swimming pool breaks down, owner is responsible to hold damage down and immediate repair of defect.

During dry season the top soil of earth becomes dust (because of its consistency). This dust is dangerous because it can cause asthma attacks later turning into bronchitis or eye infections and it prolongs open infections healing process.

Dust in the air derives mainly from top soil. This top soil is blown into the air by horse carts, people and animals going onto this dry soil. Mainly this dust is blown into the air at circle street. Inhabitants have tried to water this top soil on street, which is needed between five and ten times a day. Success is very limited but the amount of water needed is high - based on dryness and heat.

To avoid dust on circle street, covering everything at island, L.K.G.A. will work together with land owners. L.K.G.A. will ask horse cart owners to cover street with sand from local beaches. Result will be that circle street does not dust any longer. This is easiest and cheapest solution.

L.K.G.A. will inform bungalow owners, hotel owners and others with further education program how to store food products hygienically and how to keep kitchen clean.

Additionally the kitchen will be controlled through a representative of local hospital, to watch whether these rules are followed.

When minimum standards are not met, L.K.G.A. will close down relevant rooms.

The minimum standards are:

storage of food; save from mice and other animals carrying bacteria

ice boxes / refrigerator / freezer with emergency power supply

running water

regular change of cooking oils

kitchen needs to be clean, air ventilated and with clean floor with no food standing on it.

kitchen needs to be disinfected regularly

dishes and glasses have to be cleaned with hot water not to carry illnesses like herpes, typhoid, hepatitis, cholera, etc.

Every country in this world has its own culture and traditions. Food is an important part of these different cultures and traditions.

Inhabitants of Lombok and Gilis eat huge amounts of spicy and fried foods. Spicy food has some advantages but also consumed in large quantities, they can cause pain and to some extend serious illnesses.

Indonesian liquors (Arak, Anggur, banana wine) if drunk in large quantities, can cause the same illnesses as spicy and fried food.

Because of strength of these alcohols, stomach problems are much stronger than if caused by spicy and fried food alone.

For example are the most usual illnesses in this region, caused by fried and spicy food but also from drinking local alcoholic drinks:

-    Pankreatitis

-    Stomach Ulcers

-    Heart Burn

to name just a few.

Not seldomly a not detected pankreatitis ends in a fatal death.

Possible solution for Gili Air

L.K.G.A. will, together with hospital and teachers of local school develop a dental care program. Preventative measures are the first step to avoid future problems.

Teacher in a school are responsible for that every child is cleaning its teeth in the school regularly.

Toothbrushes and toothpaste will be handed over from L.K.G.A. to school and forwarded by teachers to children.

Additionally dental care will be looked after by hospital person representative.

Through integration of dental doctor in hospital project regular preventative dental care and treatment is guaranteed.

All over the world there are bacteria. Especially in hot rainy areas, e.g. the rain forests are bacteria fast moving and growing in open wounds and can cause deadly diseases.

When children are injured or are injuring themselves the teacher should be responsible that the child is brought into hospital. Even with smaller injuries only you have to watch this rule carefully.

Hospital is supplying first aid material and undertakes training how to use material properly to undertake first aid for smaller wounds locally.

Since tourism has started to grow, there is wrong and inconsistent information about Malaria and other diseases spreading around. There are misunderstandings, who are able to ruin the tourists' industry in Lombok in a short period of time.

There are three types of Malaria pathogens:

-   Tropical Malaria

-   Cerebral Malaria

-   Malaria Fever.

The last one, Malaria Fever is the one and only type of Malaria which can be found on Lombok and Gili islands. The illness, this fever is like a strong flu and lasts only a few days. It is not dangerous and not recurrent.

If a person in this region has Fever, the word of inhabitants for this is Malaria; it has nothing to do with Malaria Tropica which is transmitted through Anopheles mosquito.

Almost all tourists are afraid at getting Malaria but do not know difference between different types of Malaria. Many tourists have therefore cancelled their trips to Lombok. Others take in advance strong and sharp medicine, which damages their liver irreparably. It is a fact that Lombok is loosing many tourists every year due to wrong and missing information about Malaria.

Tourists' department and health department should do everything they can to inform health departments and other countries' health organizations with information packages. Additionally travel agencies should be included as they put together information packages to clear up this misinformation.

Additional signs should be erected to inform correctly about Malaria. These should be put at main transport passages to Lombok, e.g. Lembar, Bangsal, Bandara and Udara.

Local inhabitants of Gili Air and other islands should be informed about how to cope correctly with wording Malaria. The kids can learn it additionally at school.

L.K.G.A. develops and prints information brochure which will be distributed at harbour.

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