Regional Health Care:Does Give Benefits for Poor Communities?

Abstract

This research to observe implementation of the regional health care program of Banyuwangi Regency, especially in the implementation of pro poor budgeting in poverty alleviation and the benefits received by the poor. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with respondents and the informants are beneficiaries of regional health care, health offices and technical support officers at the village/urban village office. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of public health care in Banyuwangi has been going well. The poor health care program in Banyuwangi is more commonly called the Declaration of Poor Letter (SPM). Problems rise from the implementation of the SPM are convenience for some people who have access to village officials, so that they can have SPM. In addition to the single parent, the difficult rule which states that only family members in a Family Card that can take care of SPM. We suggest for regional goverments to increase human resources at the village level in SPM services. Most of the respondents, 95 percent stated that the regional health care program provides considerable benefits for the community, especially the poor.