Jakarta - The government decided to change the direction of the health budget from mandatory spending to performance-based budgeting. This is on the basis that the amount of mandatory spending does not determine the quality of the outputs (outcomes) or results achieved.
"With the absence of percentage figures in the Health Law, it does not mean that the budget does not exist, but it is neatly arranged based on the health master plan and performance-based based on inputs, outputs and outcomes that we will achieve, because the goal is clearly to increase the degree of health of the Indonesian people as high as possible. So everything is right on target, not wasting money, "explained Ministry of Health Spokesman Dr. M. Syahril Wednesday (12/07).
Dr. Syahril pointed out the current condition where 300,000 of our people die every year due to stroke. More than 6,000 babies die from inoperable congenital heart defects. 5 million toddlers live in a stunted condition, even though the health budget disbursed is very much.
"What does it mean? Because there was no guideline, there was no guideline, and the money was already there. Finally, there was confusion. Planning copy and paste from the previous year plus so much inflation, finally the outcomenya just like that, because it has not been well directed, "continued Dr. Syahril.
So what will be done starting in the 2024 fiscal year, is to prepare the health master plan in advance, how the division of roles between the center and the regions, what the target will be. So everything is more focused. The hope is that there will be an increase in the degree of better public health, continued Dr. Syahril.