An Overview of the Implementation of Traditional Self-Care at the Manyaran Community Health Center in Semarang City

Deskripsi

Traditional herbal medicine remains an important part of Indonesian public health practices because it is easily accessible, affordable, and has been used for generations. The high rate of self-medication, limited access to formal health services, and the potential side effects of long-term use of chemical drugs make strengthening community-based promotional and preventive efforts an urgent necessity. The Family Medicinal Plant Self-Care Program (ASMAN TOGA) is a government initiative to integrate traditional health into healthcare services while promoting community independence through the use of Family Medicinal Plants (TOGA). This study aims to describe the implementation and distribution of the ASMAN TOGA Program in Semarang City. The method used is descriptive quantitative, utilizing secondary numerical data sourced from official reports of the Primary and Traditional Health Services Section (PKPT) of the Semarang City Health Office. The results of the study show that there are 236 ASMAN TOGA groups spread across 39 community health centers. The Manyaran Community Health Center has the largest number of groups, namely 32 groups (13.6%) spread across the Manyaran Village with 10 groups (31%), Krapyak Village with 9 groups (28%), and Kembangarum Village with 13 groups (41%). The ASMAN groups in RW 6 and RW 10 of Manyaran Village