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Disparities Hamper Progress

Indonesia’s Human Development Index was high in 2018, an achievement resulting from increasing access to basic services. However, Indonesia needs to accelerate.

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M ZAID WAHYUDI / LARASWATI ARIADNE ANWAR
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Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto visits an integrated health service post (Posyandu) in Kuripan village, Kuripan district, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (5/12/2019). Kuripan village is among villages that receives government assistance for the Health Promotion in Nursing Program. The program is one of the government\'s efforts to reduce stunting, which is targeted to be below 20 percent by 2024.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – For the first time in history, Indonesia’s Human Development Index (HDI) has entered the category of high-scoring countries. Nevertheless, many tasks are as yet unfinished. Unequal access and disparities in basic services have remained a specter hampering faster progress for Indonesia.

The increase in Indonesia’s 2018 HDI was announced on Tuesday (10/12/2019) during the launch of the UNDP Human Development Index Report in Jakarta.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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