Visiting The Ministry Of Education And Culture, Pakistan Delegation Learns The Dynamics Of The KB Program

JAKARTA - Secretary of the Ministry of Population and Family Development (Kemenduk bangga)/President Secretary of the BKKBN, Prof. Budi Setiyono, M.Pol. Admin., Ph.D, opened the South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Program organized by the Ministry of Population and Family Development/BKKBN and in collaboration with UNFPA Indonesia at the Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture/BKKBN, Jakarta last Monday (21/04/2025).

On this occasion, the Director General of Population, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, Islamabad, Dr. Soofia Yunus, who conveyed the purpose of their visit was to study and understand the dynamics, as well as issues related to the Family Planning program (KB).

"How Indonesia integrates KB services in the health system and public health insurance schemes, utilization of local resources in reproductive health services, visits to health facilities and visits to the community," he explained.

Prof. Budi received directly 10 delegates from Pakistan who are in charge of health and population. He conveyed in general how Indonesia manages population dynamics, encourages family welfare that has been formed for decades, so that the Indonesian KB program is recognized globally for its impact and sustainability. "This achievement is not the result of single efforts but collaboration from various sectors so that it can encourage success globally," said Prof. Budi.

According to Prof. Budi, the success of the KB program is supported by four main pillars, namely political and government support, solid programs and management, involving stakeholders, and partnerships with the private sector. "The key to the success of the program is involving relevant stakeholders. The success of the KB program is thanks to the hard work of all parties," explained Prof. Budi.

Badminton Has A Strategic Role

Prof. Budi said the Ministry of Education and Culture/BKKBN has a strategic role to accelerate human development. "We also emphasize the approach of development from the bottom up, from the village, to ensure inclusive growth and eliminate poverty," he explained.

As part of this mission, the Ministry of Education and Culture/BKKBN carried out 5 Quick Wins to accelerate progress. Namely, the Foster Parent Movement Prevents Stunting (Genting) to support around 1 million families at risk of stunting with special assistance to prevent stunting.

Next, Taman Asuh Sayang Anak (Tamasya) which is a program to create a child care center that is standardized with certified caregivers and integrated supervision through collaboration with six ministries.

There is also the Indonesian Exemplary Father Movement (GATI), launched to promote father's involvement through counseling services and build a strong father community to combat father absence problems.

AI SuperApps for the Indonesian Family was formed to provide integrated digital platforms for family services, consultation, data, and collaboration between ministries.

In addition, there are Empowered Elderly Services (Sidaya) that provide community-based home care services, free health services without reference, and empower the elderly according to their capacity and potential.

Badminton TFR Reduction Efforts

Indonesia's commitment to managing population growth through the KB program has shown extraordinary results over the decades. Marked a steady decline in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) by half between 1967 and 1994. However, progress slowed down in the following years. From 1994 to 2012, TFR was relatively stagnant at 2.6, before declining slightly to 2.4 in 2017.

"Currently, our TFR is at 2.11, this trend reflects the pattern of contraception use which is also stagnant. This finding strengthens the importance of using contraception as the main determinant of the trend of fertility in Indonesia," explained Prof. Budi.

This success marks that the KB program has succeeded in preventing around 100 million births. Population projections in 1971 indicated that without the success of the KB program, the population in 2010 would reach around 326 million people. But in reality, the total population in 2010 was 237.6 million. This achievement, said Prof. Budi, reflects the important role of long-term population policies in shaping sustainable development.