In Kendari, The Maximum Incentive For Health Workers Per Puskesmas Is IDR 100 Million For 20 People

Head of the Kendari Health Service, Rahminingrum. (Harianto / Antara)

JAKARTA - The Health Office of Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi said that each Puskesmas (Public Health Center) receives a maximum incentive for health workers of IDR 100 million divided by 20 proposals.

"What is given by the central government is that one Puskesmas can only get a maximum of 20 health workers, which is a maximum of IDR 5 million. So a maximum of IDR 100 million for one Puskesmas", said the Head of the Kendari Rahminingrum Health Service, in Kendari, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 28.

She emphasized, that there are no cutting incentives for health workers as alleged by one of the student organizations that was complained about in the Kendari Regional People's Representative Council.

She said, Based on regulations from the central government, incentives for health workers can only be given to 20 people per each Puskesmas in Kendari City. Thus, the number of proposals submitted cannot all be accommodated.

She explained, health workers' incentives are not immediately disbursed from the center directly to each Puskesmas, but funds sourced from the APBN (State Budget) must go through many stages of verification from the central, provincial, and district/city levels.

"The incentive for health workers is the result of a proposal from the health center which is then based on existing regulations, the proposal will be verified at the Kendari Health Office.

After passing, continue verification at the Provincial Health Office, pass again and then bring it to the Ministry," he explained. After that, continued Rahminingrum, the proposal will still be verified by the central government. Then after being declared passed, the funds will be distributed.

"But before the local government pays the health workers, the proposal will be reviewed again by the inspectorate", explained Rahminingrum.

She said that her party had summoned all the heads of Puskesmas to explain what had happened and were not accommodated by all health workers proposed in Kendari City because it had raised questions and dissatisfaction.

"After we summoned them, they finally explained that not all health workers could receive the incentives. However, because of togetherness, those who received incentives to join forces were then given to those who did not receive them", added Rahminingrum.

Previously, the Indonesian Student Unity Movement complained to the Health Office to the Kendari Regional People's Representative Council regarding the alleged cutting incentives for health workers.