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healthcare-policy

No health without wealth?
Opinion 8 years ago

No health without wealth?

BPJS has been criticized for not making things “financially easy” for hospitals to cater to patients entitled to the universal scheme.  
Pope denounces healthcare inequality in rich countries
World 8 years ago

Pope denounces healthcare inequality in rich countries

Pope Francis on Thursday took wealthy nations to task over unequal healthcare and systems which increasingly penalise all but the very wealthy.
Better policies will lower drug prices
Opinion 8 years ago

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Better policies will lower drug prices

In Indonesia, there has long been a policy to prioritize domestic production of generic medicines but things didn’t work out as planned.
BPJS Kesehatan (JKN): Boon, blessing or Catch-22?
Opinion 8 years ago

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BPJS Kesehatan (JKN): Boon, blessing or Catch-22?

We need to see the JKN as a relationship, or marriage. And like many relationships, it is complicated. 
EDITORIAL: Ensuring emergency health care
Editorial 8 years ago

EDITORIAL: Ensuring emergency health care

The private hospital chain says it is in the process of joining the JKN program, which lists only 89 partners among 189 hospitals in Jakarta.
Calls for negligence investigation in baby’s death
City 8 years ago

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Calls for negligence investigation in baby’s death

The death of 4-month-old Tiara Deborah Simanjorang over the weekend at Mitra Keluarga Hospital in West Jakarta has brought questions regarding the responsibility of healthcare providers in helping poor patients, and if long the process mandated by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) had contributed to the tragedy.
Build climate-resilient health systems
Opinion 8 years ago

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Build climate-resilient health systems

Climate change's implications for human health are many.
Mosquito-borne infectious diseases: Crafting an Asian solution
Opinion 8 years ago

Mosquito-borne infectious diseases: Crafting an Asian solution

The fight against mosquito-borne diseases in Asia is at a critical moment in time. 
Preparing for climate change effect on Southeast Asia epidemics
Opinion 8 years ago

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Preparing for climate change effect on Southeast Asia epidemics

The risks of dengue and Zika are therefore higher today across broader areas and populations. 
Cigarette excise could help finance health care
Opinion 8 years ago

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Cigarette excise could help finance health care

Presenting tobacco tax reforms and universal health coverage in an either/or type of argument is a false dilemma. 
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