TNP2K Welcomes Nepal, Cambodia Delegates for Healthcare Study Tour in Indonesia

16 December 2014

TNP2K welcomed government representatives from Nepal and Cambodia to the opening event of the “Study Tour on Universal Health Coverage to Indonesia”, held that at its office in Jakarta on Monday, 15 December 2014. Nearly 40 delegates flew in for a week-long series of events aimed at better understanding Indonesia’s healthcare systems, including TNP2K cluster 1 programme National Health Insurance (or JKN).

Bambang Widianto began the event, which was organised by Germany’s Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), TNP2K/PRSF, Social Protection Hub and DFAT with a comprehensive presentation on the establishment and workings of TNP2K as well as its various social assistance programme. On JKN, Widianto emphasised the programme’s importance, as well as efforts to expand healthcare coverage to all Indonesians.

"JKN is an important programme. It now covers everything from colds to open heart surgery," Widianto said.

JKN is a nation-wide government health insurance programme that is available to all Indonesian through a system of premium payments. Those who cannot afford to pay the premiums themselves (known as Premium Assistance Beneficiaries, or PBI) have them paid for by the government; in total there are 86.4 million PBI individuals, or 35% of the population.

Following the presentation, delegates asked Widianto a series of questions on Indonesian government healthcare programmes, including coverage, private sector involvement and revenue sources. The event closed with the presentation of gifts to Dr. Sok Kanha, Deputy Director at Cambodia’s Department of Planning and Health Information, and Mr. Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, Joint Secretary at Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population.

Delegates came from various Nepalese and Cambodian government ministries, including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economic and Finance and the Ministry of Planning. In addition were attendees came from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the World Health Organisation, Australia’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the World Bank and GIZ.