The Health Ministry targets healthier, longer lives by raising health-adjusted life expectancy and improving healthcare access by 2029.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health has announced a new target to raise the nation’s health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) from 63 to 65 years. This target is part of the Health Master Plan for the 2025–2029 period.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin presented the plan during a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Wednesday. He explained that HALE refers to the number of years a person can expect to live in good health.
Indonesia’s overall life expectancy is currently 74 years. However, the HALE figure shows that many Indonesians are not in good health after the age of 63. The minister stressed the need to improve this so people can enjoy more healthy years in their lives.
The goal of the new master plan is to create “a healthy and productive society for Golden Indonesia 2045.” The plan outlines six key targets. These include promoting healthy lifestyles, improving health services, and using advanced health technology.
Sadikin also said the government wants to raise the general life expectancy to 75.40 years. It also aims to improve the universal health coverage (UHC) service index from 55 to 62.
Another goal is to reduce the total fertility rate from 2.14 to 2.10.
The master plan includes 42 indicators. Some of these will be handled by other ministries and agencies. Sadikin explained that the Health Ministry is responsible for only 30 percent of the efforts to reduce stunting, according to the World Health Organization.
He added that the remaining 70 percent involves other sectors. For example, child marriage is a major cause of stunting, but the Health Ministry does not have the power to regulate it.
To address this, the ministry is working with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. Together, they are taking steps to prevent child marriage and improve children’s health and development.
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