Indonesia's health system and policies affecting the health workforce -- The supply and distribution of health practitioners and health facilities -- Effects of changes in the supply of health workers on the use of health services -- The quality of public health facilities and practitioners -- Discussion and policy suggestions
Summary
Indonesia has made improving the access to health workers, especially in rural areas, and improving the quality of health providers key priority areas of its next five-year development plan. Significant steps and policy changes were taken in the past to improve the distribution of the health force, but few studies have been undertaken to measure the actual impact of these policies and programs. This study begins the process of reviewing the impacts of the past policies and policy changes. It links the changes in supply and quality of health workers to past health work force policies but also t
