Community health<\/p>\n
From Republika<\/p>\n
The government has declared the national health vision under
\nthe name of "Indonesia Sehat 2010" (Healthy Indonesia 2010) but
\nthis will remain just a hope, a reason why Health Minister Ahmad
\nSujudi has said it will be very difficult to empower the
\ncommunity in the health sector under the national health system.<\/p>\n
Efforts have been made to improve public health since 1982 but
\nIndonesia is at present ranked 106th of a total of 191 member
\ncountries of WHO in terms of the achievements of the goal of the
\nnational health system.<\/p>\n
Only some 30 percent of Indonesians have enjoyed the community
\nhealth center services while only about 2.2 percent of the
\ncountry's gross domestic product has been allocated for health
\nfunding. The WHO, meanwhile, has set this figure at a minimum of
\n5 percent.<\/p>\n
In terms of epidemiology, contagious diseases like malaria and
\ndiarrhea mixed with vomiting and smallpox are still posing a big
\nproblem. Non-contagious diseases like heart failure, hypertension
\nand diabetes (illnesses related to over-nutrition) and cancer,
\nthe Parkinson disease and other degenerative illnesses have shown
\nan uptrend. To make matters worse, drug abuse is still rampant.<\/p>\n
There is great pessimism, therefore, that Indonesia will ever
\nbecome a healthy nation by 2010. It is the duty of every
\ncommunity member to help the government make its national health
\nvision a reality.<\/p>\n
PURWANTO KITUNG<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/community-health-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }