Health Minister Nila Moeloek notes that there are at least 5 targets of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in health sector Indonesia failed to achieve, one of which is the target to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)[i]. Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) Secretary General Tuminah Wiratmoko stated one of the reasons that cause the failure is the […]
Special Staff to the Minister of Health for Improving Partnerships and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Diah Saminarsih said that Indonesia has not been able to realize almost all of the Millennium Development Goals targets. (MDGs). Of the 63 indicators for achieving MDGs in the health sector, Indonesia only succeeded in achieving 13 indicators, 36 other
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Jakarta, 14 December 2015 – Minister of Health, Nila Moeloek stated that in general the health condition of Indonesian people is still worrying[i]. At the end of 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were far from being achieved. The Millennium Development Goals in the health sector, which include reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and fighting
Jakarta, 14 December 2015 – It has been almost two years since the Health Social Security Administration (BPJS) has managed the National Health Insurance (JKN) program. However, until now, many people still complain about the poor quality of health services provided. PATTIRO and its network formed an association of BPJS Health card users to help the
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By: Widi Nugroho* Community participation in health promotion activities (promkes) is still low so that disease prevention efforts that have been carried out are ineffective. This is caused by several factors, including low involvement of all elements in society, high dominance of women, women’s involvement is still instructive, limited space for community discussion to be
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Jakarta – Every December 3, the world commemorates International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Since it was declared in 1992 by the United Nations, until now, unfortunately, people with disabilities in Indonesia are still a marginalized group. PATTIRO views that the DPR is still slow in discussing the Draft Law on Persons with Disabilities. “Friends with
By: Didik Purwandanu One of the head of Community Health Center visited us who bothered with society’s complaint,”said Director of PATTIRO Surakarta Andwi Joko on Tuesday (1/2). This is related to SMS application usage developed by PATTIRO in collaboration with Health Department of Surakarta named pusat Aduan layanan Kesehatan (PANDAN) sms application. Head of Health
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A brief note of Rokhmad Munawir’s Trip to Seoul, South Korea The 8th World Movement for Democracy was held in Seoul, South Korea on 1-4 November 2015. This conference was opened by the South Korea Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn. In his opening speech, Hwang Kyo-ahn briefly told the participants about the journey of democracy in South
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By Ega Rosalina From 2001 until 2010, Indonesia’s healthcare expenditure per capita leapt more than 300 percent and continues to skyrocket today, according to the WHO. The government’s efforts to deal with this problem by implementing a mutual assistance principal in the National Health Insurance (JKN) program has, unfortunately, not run optimally. Although BPJS Kesehatan has
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The enactment of Law Number 6 Year 2014 on Village is expected to bring significant change in village governance and development. Because of the existence of this Law, the village government and its people have more space and opportunity to develop their village in accordance with their needs as stated in the Village Medium Term
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In response to many book requests, throughout the month of November 2015, PATTIRO will share hundreds of books we have produced for free to those who are interested. For you who want you to have the books, you can come directly to PATTIRO Office on Jalan Mawar, Komplek Kejaksaan Agung Blok G 35, Pasar Minggu, South
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By: Dwi Yunita Prismawati – PATTIRO Semarang Activist Lack of public participation in conducting health promotion results in the ineffective disease prevention efforts. All this time, there are only some small groups involved. Those groups will do this promotion only when they get an instruction and is dominated by women. The government has created a
