The number of documents available on the P4H Network’s digital platform reflects the network’s scope of work. The majority of documents are primary source materials created by country nationals or resources produced by organizations working in social health protection (SHP) and/or health financing (HF).
Understanding the financial hardships faced by TB/HIV patients in Indonesia during the pandemic
This study examined out-of-pocket (OOP) spending and catastrophic health costs among tuberculosis (TB) and HIV patients in Bandung and Yogyakarta, Indonesia, during the COVID-19 pandemic using a mixed-methods approach. About 5.13% of households faced catastrophic...
Can Indonesia achieve universal health coverage? Organisational and financing challenges in implementing the national health insurance system
Indonesia’s Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) is one of the world’s largest single-payer health insurance systems, designed to provide equitable and affordable healthcare to over 280 million people. Since its inception in 2014, JKN has reached near-universal enrolment,...
Challenging inadequate and fragmented primary health care financing: findings from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, and Nepal
Strengthening primary health care (PHC) is crucial for universal health coverage in South-East Asia, but sustainable public financing remains a challenge in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, and Nepal. This study, based on extensive document review and interviews,...
Health insurance coverage among men and women in six countries within the Southeast Asia Region (2015–2022)
This study assessed health insurance coverage across six WHO Southeast Asia Region countries using Demographic and Health Survey data from 2015–2022. Coverage varied widely, with Indonesia showing the highest levels and Bangladesh and Myanmar the lowest, while...
Challenging inadequate and fragmented primary health care financing: findings from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, and Nepal
Strengthening primary health care (PHC) is central to achieving universal health coverage in the WHO South-East Asia Region. This study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia and Health Policy, analyses PHC financing arrangements in Bangladesh,...
Purchasing primary care services for quality chronic care: Capitation with performance payments in four countries
Published in The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, the open-access short communication “Purchasing Primary Care Services for Quality Chronic Care: Capitation With Performance Payments in Four Countries” examines how provider payment reforms can...
Reducing fragmentation of primary healthcare financing for more equitable, people-centred primary healthcare
Published in BMJ Global Health, Reducing Fragmentation of Primary Healthcare Financing for More Equitable, People-Centred Primary Healthcare by Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Susan Sparkes, Gemini Mtei, Martin Sabignoso, Prastuti Soewondo, Pierre Yameogo, Kara Hanson, and...
Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia
This study examines recent health financing reforms in Nepal, Thailand, and Indonesia through a political economy lens. The objective is to understand whether and how crises can be leveraged to advance universal health coverage (UHC) and to analyse the strategies used...
Financial Protection Outcomes in Four East Asian Countries During COVID-19: Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia
This paper analyzes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and financial protection in four East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries: Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. It highlights a general improvement in service coverage in...
Assessing budget credibility on routine immunisation service delivery in East Java
The International Budget Partnership and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Institute for Economic and Social Research University of Indonesia, have published the report "Assessing Budget Credibility on Routine Immunisation Service Delivery in East Java, Indonesia" by...
Sustainable Healthcare Financing for SDG3 in ASEAN-6
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for good health and wellbeing (Goal 3) outlines targets across various aspects of healthy living and healthcare systems. A key component of SDG3, specifically Goal 3.8, is the target for universal health coverage...
Chronic disease management programme (PROLANIS) in Indonesia
In response to the significant rise in the prevalence of chronic diseases, Indonesia’s national health insurance agency (Badan Pengelola Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan or BPJS Kesehatan) implemented several purchasing arrangements for managing chronic conditions under the...
Indonesia’s new health law: lessons for democratic health governance and legislation
This correspondence discusses a new law on Health (No. 17 of 2023), which was enacted following the Indonesian Health Transformation Plan. The Plan consists of six key pillars: the transformation of primary health care, referral health care, health resilience, health...
Extending universal health coverage to informal workers: a systematic review of health financing schemes in low- and middle- income countries in Southeast Asia
This systematic review aims to synthesize the published evidence of the extent to which health financing schemes aimed at extending universal health coverage (UHC) to informal workers (IWs) in low- and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia have improved...
National health insurance contribution to family planning program funding in Indonesia: a fund flow analysis
This study aims to evaluate the contribution of Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN), a national health insurance scheme, to the overall spending for the family planning (FP) program in Indonesia.Findings indicate that in 2019, over than half of Indonesia’s family...