Luh De Suriyani, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali | Thu, 01/21/2010 10:32 PM
Bali provincial administration Thursday signed a healthcare program Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the island’s seven regencies and one municipality.
The signing cleared the way for the administration to disburse a Rp 123.2 billion (about US$12.32 million) fund to state-owned hospitals in the respective regions. The fund will be used to finance the massive free healthcare program Bali Mandara (JKBM) initiated by Bali Governor, Made Mangku Pastika.
The program is targeting the 2,536,886 residents in the province who are not covered by any healthcare insurance scheme. Only residents holding identity cards issued by the Bali administration are entitled to join the program.
The patients can gain access to JKBM at eight state-run hospitals, 130 community health centers, Indera Hospital, Bangli Mental Hospital, as well as use Sanglah Hospital as a referral center. Under the scheme, patients are only provided with Class 3 facilities, the lowest level of services.
“Not all Bali residents can afford healthcare services. That’s why we established JKBM, to provide access to those who are not covered by other health schemes,” Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said at the MoU signing.
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