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CISDI holds PHC Forum with global partners to strengthen primary healthcare services
The Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) is organizing this year's largest health forum titled the Primary Healthcare (PHC) Forum, carrying the theme Towards Health Equity and Resilient Communities.
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he Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) is organizing this year's largest health forum titled the Primary Healthcare (PHC) Forum, carrying the theme Towards Health Equity and Resilient Communities. Through this civil society-initiated and led forum, CISDI aims to prioritize health within national development from the present and into the future.
Open to the public, the PHC Forum will be held on Nov. 13-14, and invites various development actors from various sectors, both health and non-health, from within and outside of Indonesia, to discuss and share the best practices to strengthen primary healthcare services.
CISDI recognizes the importance of meaningful civil society involvement and cross-sector collaboration to support the establishment of a health system oriented toward primary healthcare. In light of this, the forum also expects the presence of policymakers at the national and subnational levels, from the provincial to the district.
CISDI understands that there is a current and urgent need for national healthcare system reform that will ensure equal access and availability of quality healthcare services for everyone in Indonesia. One of the main priorities of the reform that needs attention is the strengthening of primary healthcare services. Various scientific evidence has shown that strengthening the role of primary healthcare services, such as community health centers (Puskesmas), integrated health posts (Posyandu) and private physician practices, can reduce the health burden, improve the effectiveness of the healthcare system and reduce disparities in access to quality healthcare services.
Many countries around the world, both developed and developing, have already laid the foundations for a comprehensive transformation of primary healthcare. Therefore, CISDI, with its regional and global networks, is gathering various experts to facilitate useful information exchange to shape the future of national healthcare development.
To kick off the PHC Forum event, CISDI, with support from Chatham House, will launch the White Paper on Indonesia's Health Sector Development for 2024-2034 on Nov. 13, 2023.
Subsequently, the agenda continues with parallel Competence Forums facilitated by various national and global health institutions such as the Joep Lange Institute, the Indonesian Academy of Sciences, ACCESS Health International, PATH, Johnson & Johnson Foundation, the Community Health Impact Coalition and Nutrition International. These forums will address various topics related to health development, and the event will be presented in two formats, panel discussions and workshops, allowing active participation from the attendees.
The highlight of the PHC Forum however, will take place on Nov. 14. Starting with a keynote message from the World Health Organization and CISDI, followed by a series of panel discussions and expert stages. Various global health stakeholders will discuss and share knowledge regarding the development of primary healthcare services.
Following this, the PHC Forum's pinnacle will also be the moment for the awarding of primary healthcare service initiatives (PHC Award) and selected journalistic works related to the best primary healthcare services.
The opportunity to participate in the PHC Forum event is still open to the general public, especially to those who have an interest in health development. Discounts and free tickets are available with applicable terms and conditions and can be reserved here. Register yourself before Oct. 31. For more information about the PHC Forum, visit the official CISDI website here.
