Ganjar Pranowo Builds 71 Health Centers During Central Java Governor's Office

Illustration of Randudongkal Health Center, Pemalang Regency (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Ganjar Pranowo has built 71 Puskesmas buildings in all corners of Central Java in the 2013-2020 period. The budget used for development reached Rp161,078,692,803.

During the construction of the Puskesmas, Ganjar also paid attention to the quality of the building and ensured that puskesmas services could reach the entire community, especially the underprivileged.

Head of the Central Java Health Service (Dinkes), Yunita Dyah Suminar explained, there were a total of 880 Puskesmas in Central Java until the end of 2022. Of these, 71 Puskesmas were built with the help of the Central Java Provincial Government during Ganjar Pranowo's leadership.

"Puskesmas is a health facility as a preventive and promotive effort, so to prevent disease. For complex diseases, it is served in the hospital," Yunita said in her statement, Thursday, March 9.

In 2013, the provincial government disbursed a budget of IDR 3,300,000,000 for the construction of 2 puskesmas units. Then in 2014, the budget used increased to IDR 14,298,500,000 for the construction of 12 puskesmas units.

In 2015, the budget used reached Rp25,347,158,600 for the construction of 23 puskesmas units. In 2016, a budget of Rp42,634,164,000 was used for the construction of 13 puskesmas units.

Meanwhile, in 2017, the budget used reached Rp. 17,110,267,000 for the construction of 6 puskesmas units. In 2018, a budget of Rp. 29,192,436,880 was used for the construction of 8 puskesmas units.

In 2019, a budget of Rp. 19,755,356,323 was used for the construction of 4 puskesmas units. And in 2020, a budget of Rp. 9,440,810,000 was used for the construction of 3 puskesmas units.

In addition to the construction of the Puskesmas, Ganjar also built 54 units of Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) during the 2013-2022 period. Thus, all Puskesmas in Central Java already have doctors who are ready to provide health services to the community.