The Ministry of Health has voiced support for the West Nusa Tenggara government’s decision to revitalize integrated health posts (Posyandus) within the province.
“The support will not only come through funding, but also aid to make Family Posyandu a national movement,” Health Minister Special Staff at the Institution and Media Relation Department, Rendi Witular, informed here on Tuesday.
The move will not only be supported by government funding, but also corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding from supporting institutions and companies.
To this end, the ministry will initially turn the Family Posyandu in Senaru, North Lombak, into a pilot project to develop the concept.
“Later, donating corporations and institutions will see the right Posyandu concept. As a result, they will enter it to develop a successful Posyandu,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, West Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor Sitti Rohmi Djalilah welcomed the support from the central government.
The Posyandu revitalization has been pushed since 2019 so that the provincial government’s primary program can become a movement that can be adopted by existing Posyandus across Indonesia, she underlined.
“We need to have a concept. Only by having a movement that we can succeed. If we only rely on regional budget funds and others, they will only be gone soon,” she remarked.
The development of the Family Posyandu program in West Nusa Tenggara has involved the establishment of 7,656 units as of April 2022, she informed.
The Posyandu revitalization program is one of the commitments of the West Nusa Tenggara government, which is spearheading the effort to handle social health issues at the village level.
Source: Antara News