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Indonesia increases health funds amidst COVID-19

The Indonesian government’s health budget for 2021 has doubled since the beginning of the year to 193.93 trillion Rp (1.34 billion USD) as the pandemic continues to worsen and affect more and more Indonesians.
Indonesia increases health funds amidst COVID-19 ảnh 1Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Photo: The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian government’s health budget for 2021 hasdoubled since the beginning of the year to 193.93 trillion Rp (1.34 billion USD)as the pandemic continues to worsen and affect more and more Indonesians.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said the budgetedfunds were for diagnostics, testing and tracing, health equipment, COVID-19hospital treatment and a financial incentive for healthcare workers.

The budget allocation hasbeen increased multiple times, from 87.55 trillion Rp to 172 trillion Rp and 185trillion Rp before reaching 193.93 trillion Rp after the latest rise announced on July 5.

Sri Mulyani said the government had procured morethan 53.9 million doses of coronavirus vaccines so far as it sought to increasethe vaccine rollout to 2 million doses per day as soon as possible and 3million doses per day by October.

Hospital bed occupancy was at 75 percent nationwideas of July 2, the health ministry said, but some hospitals on the most populousisland of Java have reported over 90 percent capacity, including in the capitalJakarta.

Oxygen shortages have also been reported,which authorities attributed to distribution hurdles and limited productioncapacity./.
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