Better treatment, less burden: WHO and MoH speed up JKN redistributionBetter treatment, less burden: WHO and MoH speed up JKN redistribution
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH), and important stakeholders reached a consensus on a plan on October 11, 2024, to improve access to comprehensive, high-quality primary health care (PHC) for all Indonesians. The proposal, which was finalized following a three-day meeting in South Kuta, Bali, is to more effectively allocate patients and resources across various PHC providers. In accordance with WHO recommendations, PHC is key to attaining universal health coverage (UHC) in Indonesia's Health Transformation Agenda, which was introduced in 2022. UHC guarantees that everyone, everywhere, has unrestricted access to necessary medical care. Both state (puskesmas) and private PHC facilities in Indonesia offer vital health services such palliative care, illness prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health promotion. The National Health Insurance (JKN) program lies at the heart of Indonesia's PHC reorientation. At puskesmas, about 80% of...