Eve Warburton and Edward Aspinall

Indonesians deserve a better healthcare system than the fragmented and dysfunctional one they’ve got

If you are rich in Indonesia, you can get top notch healthcare, though you might have to go to Singapore or Malaysia to get it. For poor Indonesians, and even for many in the middle classes, the options are not so good. 

Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure

Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?

Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies

Campaigns against smoking are finally gaining ground, but the tobacco lobby is fighting back

Mental health services have been seriously neglected in Indonesia, but emergency responses to the Aceh tsunami and conflict have led to new ways of thinking

Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery

As infectious diseases spread, strategic governance becomes ever more important