Indonesia-27th Session May 2017-Contraception

National Report
Para 104) The Childbirth Insurance Program (Jaminan Persalinan/Jampersal) is employed to reduce maternal and child mortality rates targeting community members with limited access to health insurance. Since 2017, trends in under-five mortality rates28 decreased from 25,6 deaths per 1,000 live births to 23 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020. As of 2019, Jampersal covers services in 33 provinces and 497 regencies/cities, including financing antenatal services, delivery assistance by health personnel, postpartum services, and family planning services. The GoI has also improved facility-based outreach service by increasing the quality and number of primary cares, which implements essential and comprehensive emergency obstetrics and newborn care. Para 105) The GoI continues strengthening the supply and distribution program of contraceptive devices, medicine, and services for reproductive health facilities. Moreover, the GoI continues to improve infrastructure to ensure unhindered access to health facilities in remote areas. Para 106) The capacity of family planning field workers to provide information, education, and communication and maintain participation in family planning has also been strengthened. Social and economic backgrounds often influence the understanding and practice of family planning. Thus, a more comprehensive intervention at the village levels is one of the main targets.
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UN Compilation
Para 9) The United Nations country team expressed concern about procedural and substantive aspects underlying long-delayed legislative and legal reforms, in particular deliberations on draft revisions to the Criminal Code. The proposed amendments included provisions to criminalize previously unregulated acts, such as … dissemination of information about contraception and some abortions;