Rp 1.4t funds allotted for health safety net

Rp 1.4t funds allotted for health safety net

SEMARANG, Central Java: The government has allocated funds worth Rp 1.4 trillion for the health safety net program, Health Minister Farid Anfasa Moeloek said on Thursday.

"The program aims at providing health services to the needy with priority being given to pregnant women and children aged below two years," the minister said in a written address read by the provincial administration's secretary, Hendrawan, during the celebration of the 34th National Health Day.

The program, he said, will also provide a six-month daily food subsidy of Rp 750 to children aged below two years and a similar subsidy of Rp 1,000 for each pregnant woman, Antara reported.

The program aims to prevent the country's babies from being affected by the impact of the prolonged economic crisis, he said.

Moeloek noted that the funds will be directly transferred to community health centers across the country through the state postal company PT Pos Indonesia.