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Health minister conveys progress of JKN program in WHO meeting
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Health talks: Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek (right), accompanied by Health Ministry secretary general Untung Suseno, attends a hearing at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on March 20. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A.)
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ealth Minister Nila F. Moeloek has explained the progress of Indonesia’s national health insurance (JKN) program during the 70th World Health Assembly, scheduled for May 22 to 31, in Geneva, Switzerland.
“The Indonesian government is committed to achieving its goals in the health sector as stipulated in its Sustainable Development Agenda [SDGs] through, among others things, the JKN program, which has drawn in more than 175 million people,” she said in Geneva on Tuesday local time, as quoted by Antara.
Nila said further that JKN represented the commitment of the Indonesian government to implementing the SDGs at the national level, the development of which should ensure no one should is left behind.
The government has also developed various innovations to ensure the availability of health care services for all Indonesian people, the minister added.
Through its Nusantara Sehat [Indonesia Healthy] program since the beginning of 2015, the government has placed more than 1,500 health workers in more than 300 community health centers in regions across Indonesia, especially in cross-border and remote areas, Nila said.
The government has improved services of referral hospitals through mandatory placements of specialized physicians in certain areas as well, she added.
During the meeting, Nila highlighted the importance of international cooperation for handling pandemics. “Cooperation will help Indonesia strengthen the national health system because many infectious diseases come from outside the country,” she added.
Indonesia is ready to implement World Health Organization’s (WHO) Joint External Evaluation to assess the national health system on November 2017. (rdi/ebf)
