Safe Motherhood: A Review - Family Care International

National Programs, Policies,
and Budgetary Commitments for Safe Motherhood
Percentage of Central Health Development Budget for Safe Motherhood/
Reproductive Health as Compared to the Percentage of Central Development
Budget for Health, by Year, 1999–2004
Percentage
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1.13
5.08
1.05
% Dev. Budget for Health
For 2005–2010, the government is expected
to elevate safe motherhood to priority status,
with a corresponding increased budget
allocation. The greater funding allocation
for safe motherhood fits within an overall
increase in health (development and routine)
budget of Rp. 11 trillion in 2006, a 22%
increase from the 2005 level of Rp. 9 trillion.
It will be a challenge to safeguard the 2006
increased allocation for safe motherhood,
especially with the decentralized budget that
places priority on physical infrastructure/
equipment rather than health and social
development programs. SWAps and other
finance mechanisms such as PRSPs have
7
0.57
8.6
0.3
6.7
0.24
6.85
% Dev. Budget for SM/RH
0.14
7.7
not yet affected funding for maternal health.
Indonesia has finalized its PRSP document in
2005, and has only recognized SWAps as a
potential mechanism without follow-up
for implementation.
International Financing
The figure below illustrates that health
sector grants have been increasing
from US$52 million in 2000 to US$95 million
in 2003, with a slight decrease to US$83
million in 2004. In the future, grants are
expected to increase with The Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as one
of the major contributors. 51
Aggregated Grants for Health 2000–04 (in US$ Thousand)
US Dollar
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
52,406
2000
58,053
2001
51 Fleischer, C. Donor Activity in the Indonesian Health Sector between 2000–2004. WHO country office Indonesia, May 2005.
70,304
2002
95,288
2003
85,854
2004
51