Indonesia Ministry of Health

The Indonesian Ministry of Health, through the Center for Data and Information Technology, has recently announced the results of the 2023 digital maturity assessment for provincial and district/city health services, hospitals, and health service facilities. Supported by the United States Agency for International Development-The Country Health Information and Data Systems Use, the assessment revealed that 146 provinces and districts/cities who participated scored an average of 2.73 out of 5.00. It also noted "excellent" digital maturity scores and adoption of EMRs from 10 provincial health offices, 10 district/city health offices, and 10 hospitals, who all together scored an average of 4.52. Ministry of Health secretary-general Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha said they hope the results can become "a reflection and evaluative step for health facilities to identify strengths, weaknesses and potential gaps in each health service unit." The ministry started conducting digital maturity assessments of health services in 2022. The Indonesian Ministry of Health also announced recently that it has worked with the local family-run charity Tanoto Foundation to develop digital learning modules to help raise the capacity of about 1.5 million community health workers called Posyandu cadres. The modules are aimed at helping them master 25 basic competencies, including the ability to explain the use of the Buku KIA (Maternal and Child Health) handbooks for parents, provide education on breastfeeding and complementary feeding, and improve their interpersonal communication skills. The Posyandu cadre training modules have been included in the Plataran Sehat platform, a learning management system run by the Ministry of Health. Trials are now being conducted with Posyandu workers in three districts in East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and West Java provinces, according to Tanoto Foundation Indonesia head Inge Kusuma. Meanwhile, Tanoto is also supporting the integration of the Aplikasi Sehat IndonesiaKu (ASIK) system used by community health workers with the national health management platform Satusehat. The foundation has invested about IDR 16 billion ($1 million) in developing the Posyandu cadre training modules and the Satusehat integration. HealthCare Global Enterprises, one of India's largest cancer care networks, has recently unveiled its mobile application. Developed in collaboration with PwC, Salesforce, Kloudarc, and TCS, the HCG Care app features a range of digital services, including doctor appointment booking, sharing and accessing medical records, virtual consultation with an oncologist, accessing information about customised treatment plans, buying medicines, seeking counselling, nutritional and dietary, and other expert advice, and booking home and rehabilitation care services. Now available on Android and iOS devices, the platform also allows care teams to consolidate patient records and disseminate and analyse individual medical reports to enhance coordination. Doctors can leverage the advanced data analytics of the app to help with their treatment decision-making. The team behind an automated clinical trial-matching platform for cancer patients has been awarded SG$50,000 ($37,000) at the annual innovation challenge of the Duke-National Univesity of Singapore Medical School. Aiming to enhance clinical trial accessibility and simplify referrals, OncoPATH uses a large language model to match patients to the right trials. They are matched according to their diagnosis, stage of cancer, mutational pro sites of disease. The platform has the "potential to improve recruitment, reducing trial duration and overall costs," claims Chua Shi Ling, clinical research coordinator at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. With the award, the OncoPATH team can proceed to further develop and start commercialising their technology.

The Brunei Ministry of Health has recently announced the launch of several new features on the BruHealth application following its update. This includes a queue management system, which now allows patients to book appointments, pay online, and check in before visiting any government health facilities. It will also allow them to view their queue number in real-time on the app. The system is hoped to help further decongest the registration counter at government hospitals while providing convenience to patients and staff. Another new feature is video consultation. For now, this feature, which is being piloted at the Muara Health Center in the port town of Muara, can only be set by health personnel. There is a plan to enable consumers to book video consultations soon. Finally, patients can now access their health information on BruHealth. It can show their records, such as laboratory results, medical visit records, medication records and immunisation records. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has also made an update to its mobile health app, allowing users to log in on the app using a six-digit PIN. It was previously observed that many users of the Satusehat found it difficult to access the app after changing mobile phone numbers or losing their devices. Meanwhile, laboratory exam results can now also be accessed through the updated Satusehat app. This comes a few months after the Health Ministry announced that verified users can access their EMR on the app. Setiaji Setiaji, chief of the Digital Transformation Office of the MOH, mentioned that they are now working to get radiology images such as ultrasound, EKG, CT and MRI scans integrated into the app. Japanese startup Ubie has unveiled a new patient platform for health management. Called Checkup, it allows users to record their vital measurements and provides reminders for medications and doctor appointments. "Ubie developed Checkup to serve as a single point of self-care management that tracks health, shares that information with care providers, and sets up reminders for critical care moments," co-CEO and co-founder Kota Kubo explained. Checkup will have specialised modules for various diseases, starting with asthma. Through the app, users with asthma will be able to manage their medications and monitor their Asthma Control Test scores.

An expansion of the group's longstanding Smallholders Program, the first phase covered health and nutrition training; will be expanded to include financial literacy SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musim Mas Group announced the completion of the first phase of its Women Smallholders Program to provide independent female smallholders with life skills. Developed with academic trainers from the University of North Sumatra (USU), the program offered voluntary training on health and nutrition to over 500 female smallholders and smallholders' wives across three regencies of the Riau region in Indonesia. Musim Mas conducted the training in small batches across the region between March and October 2023, each batch lasting six weeks. The group aims to expand the program in 2024 to include financial literacy and entrepreneurship for home businesses. The group is also open to collaboration opportunities for the next phase of the program. Continue Reading Musim Mas launched its Women Smallholder Program to provide training for women smallholders Musim Mas runs Indonesia's most extensive independent smallholder training program. Since 2015, the group has trained over 42,900 independent smallholders in agronomy, sustainable production, and administration skills, among other skills. In 2020, Musim Mas expanded the program to include a train-the-trainers program for Village Extension Officers (VEOs). Musim Mas found from its experience that many smallholders in rural parts of Indonesia lacked adequate knowledge about healthcare and good nutrition. This prompted the group to include more life skills in its program. The group also found that women in rural parts of Indonesia typically manage their household's meals and finances. Therefore, this new aspect of the program was targeted at women. Based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2018, over 10% of Indonesians live with diabetes, and over 34% suffer from hypertension. Initial assessments by the trainers found that most lacked knowledge of what constituted a balanced diet and had never had health screenings, even though most had access to them. Musim Mas conducted the training in three modules that covered family health, nutrition, toddler health, and personal hygiene. Graphic-intensive training booklets were developed to be easily understood. The group conducted the training in interactive and hands-on classroom sessions with posters, games, and discussions. Thereafter, participants were assessed and advised on a six-week health and diet plan with a voluntary review afterward to encourage a sustained behavioral change. Those who took part reported improved cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure readings. "Through our years of smallholder training, we saw first-hand that women in rural parts of Indonesia play a pivotal role in managing their family's meals, health, and finances. After surveying the smallholders' needs, we brought in experts to develop training on family nutrition, health, and financial literacy. Next, we'd like to expand the program to include financial literacy, and home-based bused entrepreneurship, with more partners on board." Explained Linda Wati, Women Smallholders Program – Project Leader, Musim Mas. Trainer Dr. Fotarisman Zaluchu, S.K.M., M.P.H, of the Social Anthropology department at USU, explained, "With their lack of knowledge on healthcare basics and even the terminology, we had to develop training matters that could be easily understood. We also made the course interactive with games and discussions to really understand their needs." "In rural parts of Indonesia, women decide on the family's meals and influence their spouses and children's behaviors. By inviting them and their spouses to participate and showing them how healthy food isn't necessarily bland, we believe we have truly motivated them. We also created voluntary WhatsApp groups for them so that the participants can encourage each other, said the trainer, Dr. Putri C. Eyanoer, MS.Epi., Ph.D., a lecturer at the USU Faculty of Medicine. Roslina Tampubolon, a smallholder from Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau, who took part, shared, "When I think about my child's future, I want to be healthy for them. I changed my habits and started eating healthily. Now, when I wake up, I feel full of energy. I also share and invite family and friends to live a healthy life." Musim Mas has made "improving the lives of smallholders, workers, and communities" the first pillar of its sustainability policy. The Women Smallholder Program exemplifies the group's commitment, and Musim Mas aims to strengthen the program further by including financial literacy and home-based entrepreneurship training. This program is also in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG5 (Gender Inequality), and SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). Click here to watch the full version of the video. For further information, please contact: Devane Sharma Corporate Communications, Musim Mas Group T: +65 6576 6500 E: [email protected] Video -