Maternal and Child Health Budget Evaluation Coordination Meeting
Samarinda, 18 June 2021, 09.00 WITA. East Kalimantan Province Bappeda attended the online coordination meeting for the evaluation of the maternal and child health budget. This event was organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and attended by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, a team of experts from Gadjah Mada University, Bappeda, BPKAD and Provincial Health Services throughout Indonesia. The resource person presented at this event was Drs. Bayu Teja Muliawan, SH, M.Pharm, MM, Apt as Head of the Planning and Budget Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, and Diah Ayu Puspandari, a representative from the KPMAK Center.
In his presentation, the Head of the Planning and Budget Bureau, Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, said that although the Health Status in Indonesia has experienced significant improvements, such as life expectancy, several achievements in Indonesia's Health indicators are still low and lagging behind compared to comparable countries, such as infant and maternal mortality rates, and stunting. On the other hand, the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health continues to increase every year. From 2015 to 2021 the Ministry of Health's budget increased from IDR 51.39 trillion to IDR 138.07 trillion. The Ministry of Health will continue to strive to increase its budget allocation, especially to fund activities that still require accelerated handling, including the maternal and child health program.
In general, each Regency/City and Province supports the study conducted by WHO Indonesia and the consultant team from Gajah Mada University/UGM regarding budget thematic evaluation with a specific theme: Analysis of budget allocation and realization and maternal and child health program activities. Next, studies and studies will be carried out to collect secondary data in the regions by submitting a letter requesting support to the Head of Bappeda, BPKAD, and the Head of the Health Service in the study location area.
The support expected from the region is the necessary administrative support; Support for ease of obtaining required data; Support staff who will accompany the study team when visiting the study location; Support to be able to conduct in-depth interviews with officials/staff related to the study theme; and other support related to the successful implementation of this study.
Meanwhile, Diah Ayu Puspandari from the KPMAK Center conveyed the Multi-Sector Approach Framework consisting of 5 Pillars, namely 1. Leadership Commitment and Vision, 2. Convergence and Coordination of Regional Center Programs. 3. Increasing Access & Quality of Health Services 4. Improving Gender Health and Women's Empowerment 5. Monitoring and Evaluation.
Regarding the Specific Health Interventions delivered, consisting of ANC according to standards, family planning, Birth Waiting Homes, Jampersal, PONED and PONEK, Regionalization of the Referral System, UTD & Blood Bank, Availability of Human Resources, Infrastructure, drugs and vaccines, exclusive breastfeeding, complete basic immunization and JKN. Sensitive multi-sector interventions include 12-year compulsory education, prevention of child marriage, increasing the role of women in the economy, youth development and catin, the role of community leaders, religious leaders and public figures, child care and clean water, clean air and family latrines.
From the implementation of this activity, it was concluded that Indonesia's Health Status had improved significantly, but was still lagging behind comparable countries such as infant and maternal mortality rates and stunting. Therefore, the Ministry of Health is increasing budget allocations to fund activities that need to be handled quickly. Regional support is also important to improve health status in Indonesia.
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