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AusAID's First Healthy Market Inauguration in Makassar |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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The first of two Healthy Markets fully funded under the Australian government’s South Sulawesi Healthy Markets program was handed over to PD Pasar Makassar Raya on January 27, 2010 in an inauguration ceremony attended by the Mayor of Makassar, Mr.Ilham Arief Siradjuddin & Mrs Helen McFarlane from AusAID. 
Charles Kushner, Program Director of CHF International delivered handover documents to PD Pasar, witnessed by Mrs. Helen McFarlane from AusAID and the Mayor of Makassar, Mr. Ilham Arief Siradjuddin
In his remarks, the Mayor appealed to vendors, market management and customers to implement bio-security in the market in line with the Health Markets program organized by CHF International. “Even the most sophisticated facilities will be useless if the vendors, market management and customers do not raise their awareness to keep the market environment clean. Therefore, I appeal to vendors and customers to raise their awareness on market cleanliness,” said Ilham. 
Mayor of Makassar having chat with poultry vendors and customersThe Sambung Jawa Healthy Market is a concrete and light steel structure consisting of three separate areas; the live bird holding area, the slaughtering area and the sales display area. These 3 areas have purposely been separated with the intention of preventing cross contamination of bacteria or viruses and thereby maintaining a high level of bio-security. The poultry vendors at Sambung Jawa have moved into their new facilities and for the first time are working in a clean and bio-secure area.
Live bird holding and slaughtering area in the new building Sales display area in the new building |
