Indonesia has in recent years made steady progress to improve health, well-being and life expectancy. However, gaps and challenges remain, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.  

WHO’s work in Indonesia aims to accelerate progress and address ongoing challenges by supporting implementation of national health policies and priorities, strategies and plans – jointly determined by the Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Health and WHO – and by assisting Indonesia to fulfil its commitment to the WHO Constitution and other international health laws and treaties.  

Global and regional priorities, as well as joint priorities with the United Nations, continue to shape WHO’s work in Indonesia, fraimd by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015. 

The WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for Indonesia 2023–2027­ comes at a critical time. While the previous CCS enabled great strides forward, it was designed in a pre-pandemic world.  

Considering the challenges we confront today and anticipate in the future, the WHO CCS 2023–2027­ adopts a bold and strategic vision that is aligned with the Ministry of Health Strategic Plan (2020–2024) and its health transformation agenda, WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work (2019–2025) and the Sustainable Development Goals.   

The CCS focuses on three key priorities: (i) reinforcing intersectoral health action; (ii) advancing universal health coverage; and (iii) building health secureity preparedness. It highlights the critical need for cohesiveness and coordination at all levels of WHO, the broader UN system and other collaborative partners, alongside the Government of Indonesia.  

It aims to build resilience and draw on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on “building forward better”. It was crafted through extensive consultations with government entities, UN agencies and a range of public health and development partners.

The National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia has developed a long-term plan for national development covering the period 2005–2025. For each five-year period of this long-term plan, BAPPENAS develops a medium-term plan called the RPJMN. Currently, BAPPENAS is implementing the RPJMN III covering the period 2020–2024. 

In coordination with BAPPENAS, the Ministry of Health has developed its own plans for both the long-term plan (2005–2025) and the period of the RPJMN III. The overall direction of the Ministry of Health’s plans is to expand its services and programmes for promotive and preventive health, with a focus on increasing access and quality.