ThinkWell is supporting the Government of Indonesia to improve how primary health care is financed and delivered through the Integrated Primary Health Care (ILP) reform.
ThinkWell is working with the Government of Indonesia to support the design and implementation of the Integrated Primary Health Care (ILP) reform. ILP aims to transform how primary health services are delivered across the country by promoting integrated care across life stages, strengthening service networks, and improving performance monitoring. Given Indonesia’s size and complexity, including a decentralized health system and multiple financing streams, implementing ILP presents significant challenges.
ThinkWell has been supporting national and local stakeholders to understand and address financing gaps. This has included conducting flow-of-funds analyses, developing costing tools, and offering practical policy recommendations to improve coordination, flexibility, and performance-based funding at various levels of the health system. These efforts aim to ensure that resources are used more efficiently and are better aligned with service delivery goals.
Several of these recommendations are now being tested in districts such as Badung, where new funding mechanisms have been introduced for community health workers. Nationally, discussions are ongoing about streamlining financial flows and developing standard accounting frameworks. This work seeks to contribute to a more resilient and equitable primary health care system in Indonesia.
