Programme description

Title: Consolidation Programme Health / Policy Analysis and Formulation in the Health Sector (PAF)
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: Indonesia
Lead executing agency: Indonesian Ministry of Health
Overall term: 2010 to 2011

Context

Indonesia has achieved remarkable improvements in its health sector in recent decades. However, demographic and epidemiological changes occurring in the country, as well as the socioeconomic and political changes within society have created new challenges. Indonesia needs to adapt its health-related policies in order to meet these challenges and accommodate the new local conditions.

As of 2010, five health projects formerly supported by GTZ (now GIZ) are being merged into a single Consolidated Health Programme, also known as Policy Analysis and Formulation – PAF. This programme will continue to assist Indonesia in its efforts to strengthen the health system. The objectives will be to improve the health status of the population and to establish a system of cost-sharing to help people in the event of illness. As its name suggests, the programme will focus on policy advice and the promotion of health sector reforms in five areas:

• Good governance
• Health workforce
• Service delivery
• Health financing
• Information systems.

Objective

Health policy guidelines and the enforcement of regulations are better suited to meeting the needs of a decentralised health system.

Approach

The Consolidated Health Programme assists its partner organisations in revising and formulating policies in health-related areas. All these policies will be brought into line with existing national strategies. At the national level, the programme is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and other institutions involved in the formulation of health policy. At the provincial level – with a particular focus on NTB Province – it is promoting the use of products previously developed with the assistance of the GIZ-supported health projects, as well as their subsequent inclusion in health policy formulation. The Consolidated Health Programme is also helping to facilitate systematic exchanges between the various levels of intervention (i.e. between national and provincial levels, and between the separate provinces), and between the numerous stakeholders (between the Indonesian authorities and its development partners active in the country, as well as institutions based in other countries).

In line with the principles of the Paris Declaration, the programme's activities are harmonised with those of other development partners, using both formal and informal cooperation measures. An important partner in this respect is the Australian Government. The Consolidated Health Programme provides strong support for capacity development within its partner institutions. In particular, this is intended to enhance institutional and organisational development as a way of improving the process of health policy development. The programme promotes evidence-based decision-making and therefore supports the establishment of information systems and knowledge management. It encourages relevant research activities, such as a comprehensive study being carried out into the costs of health care.

Further information

• Local website of the programme
  http://www.ighealth.org