Health system for maternal health : a case study from Papua, Indonesia

Abstract

This one page summary points to poor distribution of the health workforce and the low utilization rate for essential obstetric intervention which has lowered the overall quality of service delivery for maternal and child health. Information on health care coverage and basic epidemiology is limited and largely undocumented, leading to poor health financing allocation and health planning in general. Strong leadership, managerial skills, and political commitment are still lacking in Jayawijaya district of Papua province.