Regional Policy Responses to The Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
Yuditha Nindya Kartika Rizqi, Lulu Nafisah

Department of Public Health, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as world pandemic that countries around the world took action to slow the spread of the disease. As one of the affected countries, Indonesia government has been working hard on making policy as guideline for health protocol. This policy later adapted by each regional in Indonesia based on their condition as the respond to the pandemic.
Purpose: This literature review aimed to review the regional policies in Indonesia with the highest cases of Covid-19. This study also explains how each regional handling pandemic Covid-19 through policies.
Methods: A non-systematic narrative review was conducted using relevant documents available from governmental websites. Initial screening was done by reading titles and content, then relevant policies were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: The study found that there were differences in how each regional making the policy as the strategy guideline to slow the spread of the disease. The consideration in policy making included case development, health, economic and social safety side. In addition, there were differences in the availability of regional emergency budget.
Conclusion: In order to control the spread of Covid-19, areas with a high risk of spreading the virus need to take various preventative measures as regulated in the policy. the formulation of policies is adjusted to the development of the number of cases, the health status, the economic side and conditions of the regional budget.

Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic, Regional, Health Policy

Topic: Health policy, health services and health economic