Health Financing in Indonesia : A Reform Road Map
Indonesia is at a critical stage in the development and modernization of its health system. The government of Indonesia has made major improvements over the past four decades, but struggles to maintain and continue to improve important health outco...
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World Bank
2012
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Summary: | Indonesia is at a critical stage in the
development and modernization of its health system. The
government of Indonesia has made major improvements over the
past four decades, but struggles to maintain and continue to
improve important health outcomes for the poor and achieve
the Millennium Development Goals. Nevertheless, some key
health indicators show significant progress. Infant and
child (under five) mortality rates have fallen by half since
the early 1990s, although the speed of the decline appears
to have slowed since 2002. Maternal mortality rates show a
declining trend, but remain among the highest in East Asia.
Indonesia's population program is one of the worlds
most successful: fertility rates have declined impressively
since the 1970s and continue to fall. Previously declining
malnutrition rates among young children have, however,
stagnated. The slowing down of progress may be explained by
a poorly functioning health system as well as by new and
ongoing challenges posed by demographic, epidemiological,
and nutrition transitions, which require new policy
directions, a reconfigured and better performing health
system, and long-term sustainable financing. |
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