Health Systems Strengthening

Estimated budget	Up to A$33 million
Project Period	July 2007 - 2012
Counterpart Agencies and Key Partners	Ministry of Health; BAPPENAS; Ministry of Finance; and other Donors
Main Locations	Jakarta - GoI Central Government

Background

This program aligns itself with AusAID's policy for Australian Development Assistance in Health (August 2006) which has an emphasis on systems strengthening, broader programmatic approaches and donor harmonisation. In building on experiences from other AusAID programs in Indonesia it will increase policy dialogue and engagement on reform with the Government of Indonesia.

Description

This initiative aims to improve health systems performance and accountability through policy support, donor coordination, and evidence- based planning and budgeting. This program is currently in the design phase. Activity design is focussing on:

Developing close relationships with Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen (among other things) health financing, social health insurance and health workforce planning and development, through the provision of technical assistance and institutional partnerships to support sector reform;
Coordinating with and supporting the strategic interventions of other donors (including the Asian Development Bank's proposed Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goal Acceleration program, GTZ's national policy reform initiative and the World Bank's sector review which are linked to health sector policy reforms);
Strengthening donor coordination in support of health sector reform through workshops and other activities;
Commissioning and disseminating priority health research conducted by Indonesian and international experts; and
Improving the quality, analysis and dissemination of the annual Susenas Survey and the periodic Indonesian Demographic Health Survey.

This page was last updated on 3 October 2007