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Indonesia is enhancing health expenditure tracking to improve resource allocation and accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Supported by WHO, the Ministry of Health is adopting advanced tools to refine spending analysis and strengthen health financing.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In 2023, Indonesia\u2019s<\/a> total health expenditure reached Rp 614.5 trillion (US$ 375.5 billion), with public financing covering 57.4% and out-of-pocket (OOP) spending at 28.6%\u2014a slight reduction from 2022 but still relatively high. Primary health care (PHC) spending increased by 18.3% compared to pre-pandemic levels, improving access to essential services. However, government health expenditure remains low at 2.9% of GDP, signaling the need for further investment.<\/p>\n To address these challenges, WHO facilitated workshops and a country mission in 2024, bringing together stakeholders to enhance Indonesia\u2019s National Health Accounts<\/a>. These efforts focus on refining methodologies for tracking PHC, pharmaceutical, and disease-specific spending while improving OOP tracking and incorporating rehabilitation services into health accounts.<\/p>\n \u201cThis collaboration exemplifies the importance of data-driven decision-making in health financing,\u201d said Dr. Donald Pardede, former Senior Advisor to the Minister of Health.<\/p>\n