Of The 30 Donors, The Ministry Of Health Receives Foreign Grant Funds Of IDR 14 Trillion For The 2021-2025 Period

Deputy Minister Of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono (leftmost) at the Indonesia Health Partners Meeting 2024 in Jakarta, Wednesday (26/6/2024) ANTARA/Mecca Yumna

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) noted that there were grants for the 2021-2025 period from foreign parties worth 931.7 million US dollars or almost Rp. 14 trillion.

Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) Dante Saksono Harbuwono explained that the funds were allocated for financing, procurement of goods, and health services.

Dante said there were as many as 30 international donors who contributed.

"We know that foreign grants provide benefits as a strategic source of funds, provide flexibility in their use, and overcome (constraints) financing by the Ministry of Health," he said at the Indonesia Health Partners Meeting 2024 in Jakarta, Wednesday, June 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

On that occasion, he explained the use of grant funds amounting to USD 276.2 million or 4.1 trillion rupiah for Ministry of Health programs in 2023. Nearly 48 percent of these grants, or USD 131.8 million, are for program implementation, community assistance, medical equipment, and management.

"The rest of the grants, we distribute to services amounting to USD 72.8 million for regional technical assistant services, implementation of consulting programs, even financing, and USD 71.6 million allocated to goods such as medicines, vaccines, medical equipment, and other important things," he said.

He also expressed his gratitude for the various supports from strategic partners received in achieving the health transformation agenda.

According to Dante, this support is very meaningful in overcoming the problem of the lack of national costs.

In addition, the grant can also trigger innovations in the health sector in Indonesia, including in health projects in remote areas, providing opportunities for health workers to improve their abilities with advanced technology, as well as make significant progress in diagnosis technology, vaccines, therapies, and biotechnology.

He mentioned that various achievements in the health sector, such as screening and treatment for tuberculosis, integration of immunization services with WhatsApp, are not only the work of the Ministry of Health, but the results of all collaboration.

He hopes that the event can facilitate Ministry of Health partners to share ideas, strategies, and aspirations to provide benefits in the field of better health.