ONE HEALTH Becomes A Bright Prospect For Equitable Access To Health In Indonesia

SATUSEHAT jadi prospek masa depan pemeratan akses kesehatan Indonesia (foto: Kemenkes)

JAKARTA - Indonesia's health sector has long faced significant challenges, especially in achieving equal access to health services throughout the archipelago.

There are several obstacles faced by the Indonesian health sector today. Lack of medical personnel is one of the main obstacles in achieving equal access to health services.

In addition, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the availability of health facilities is also still concentrated in Java until 2021. With inadequate health infrastructure, the state must issue higher health costs per capita in areas with less number of health facilities because it requires higher costs for patient mobilization.

However, promising hopes have emerged for Indonesia to overcome these challenges and create an accessible and equitable health system in each province.

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia has initiated a Digital Transformation Strategy for Health 2020-2024, which aims to convert the health care system into a more efficient, effective, and patient-centered model. One of the main initiatives of this strategy is the SATUSEHAT platform (previously Cares to Protect).

Data from the 2023 East Ventures Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) states that the SATUSEHAT platform has the potential to play an important role in achieving equal access to health throughout Indonesia.

This platform can help address fragmented data challenges and uneven health care infrastructure by facilitating data exchange and collaboration among healthcare providers.

With ONE HEALTH, business people, including conventional health and digital health actors, can integrate data and services into this government ecosystem.

Thus, these efforts can open up opportunities to develop digital-based products, such as products of preventive medical activities based on IoT and AI.

This collaboration will make health services more accessible, not only for those who live in big cities, but also for tier cities two and three. In the end, Indonesia can improve the quality of life of all Indonesian people.

"The positive progress of integration from the SATUSEHAT platform together with the innovative digital initiatives of stakeholders in the health care ecosystem show promising prospects in achieving equitable access to Indonesian health services throughout the archipelago," said East Ventures in a written statement received in Jakarta.