The Difficulty with the Social Safety Net Health Sector Program in Indonesia: Case Study of Health Card Program
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IntroductionRepublic of Indonesia was badly affected by the economic crisis that began in Thailand in mid 1997. The crisis increased the incidence of poverty in Indonesia, and now it is time to grapple with this chronic poverty from various angles. The objective of this paper was to assess the impacts of the Social Safety Net (SSN) program on the health sector, which aimed to mitigate the effects of economic crisis. We focused on one of the SSN's health sector programs, the health card program, which provided free medical service for poor families. We examined the usefulness and limitations of this program from an administration perspective.MethodsBased on the 'wealth ranking' which is used in the field of development assistance, we chose 26 and 34 households that were classed as 'relatively poor families' from two villages in a rural area of Central Java, and interviewed households to understand how the health card program was delivered to them.ResultsThe results indicated that 30 % (8/26) and 56 % (19/34) of the 'relatively poor families' have a health card, although half of these households had never used their cards, and half of them couldn't find their cards. Lack of awareness and indifference of medical staffs to the health card are considered to be possible reasons hindering people from using the card. Another reason was that some households felt ashamed to use the health card.ConclusionsWe suggest two methods to promote the increased usage of the SSN's health card as follows; first, choose the target household objectively, and secondly, enhance the management of the health sector program by taking advantage of midwives and teachers, as they have experience and can view the situation from a broader perspective. In addition, like any kind of public service, accessibility is an important factor to promote the usage of this health card.
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