Health care goals in Indonesia can be reached only if challenges addressed – UN expert (UN News, 4 April 2017)

Health care goals in Indonesia can be reached only if challenges addressed – UN expert (UN News, 4 April 2017)

Indonesia is on track to develop a sustainable and equitable healthcare system, but problems related to access and quality of services persist, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Puras, said. “Despite commendable efforts, availability, access to and quality of health services remains a challenge in a country where population is spread throughout thousands of islands and remote areas,” he said. Mr. Puras urged the Indonesian authorities to address such challenges “with the highest level of political commitment so that health system guarantees all core elements of the right to health.”