Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Finance Ministry is planning to allocate up to 200.8 trillion Rp (13.4 billion USD) for the 2024 health care budget to tackle stunting and high tuberculosis concerns.
The figure is higher than the 178.7 trillion Rp set for 2023. It is the first time in four years the Indonesian government no longer sets aside a specific amount for COVID-19.
The 2024 health care budget will be kept between 187.4 trillion Rp and 200.8 trillion Rp, said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said at an April 6 conference in Jakarta.
Indonesia spent 172.3 trillion Rp on health care in 2020. The spending skyrocketed to 312.4 trillion Rp due to COVID-19 treatments in 2021 and later dropped to 176.7 trillion Rp the following year as the pandemic subsided.
The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) reported that the country recorded 969,000 new tuberculosis cases per year, ranking second globally. Meanwhile, it is working toward a goal of lowering its stunting prevalence from 21.6% in 2022 to 14% in 2024./.
The figure is higher than the 178.7 trillion Rp set for 2023. It is the first time in four years the Indonesian government no longer sets aside a specific amount for COVID-19.
The 2024 health care budget will be kept between 187.4 trillion Rp and 200.8 trillion Rp, said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said at an April 6 conference in Jakarta.
Indonesia spent 172.3 trillion Rp on health care in 2020. The spending skyrocketed to 312.4 trillion Rp due to COVID-19 treatments in 2021 and later dropped to 176.7 trillion Rp the following year as the pandemic subsided.
The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) reported that the country recorded 969,000 new tuberculosis cases per year, ranking second globally. Meanwhile, it is working toward a goal of lowering its stunting prevalence from 21.6% in 2022 to 14% in 2024./.
VNA
