The Political Aspects of the Establishment of the Planning and Budgeting Policy for The Directorate of Occupational and Sports Health of the Ministry of Health

Authors

Ben Fauzi Ramadhan, Health Policies and Health Laws Division, Department for Health Policy Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaFollow
Hasbullah Thabrany, Department Health Administration and Policy, Faculty of Public Health Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaFollow
Dumilah Ayuningtyas, Department Health Administration and Policy, Faculty of Public Health Universitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

The process to establish a planning and budgeting policy in the Directorate for Occupational and Sports Health is very dynamic and it fluctuates according to the goals and priorities of the policy. This research aims to ascertain how far the political aspects influences the establishment process. This research was a qualitative research accomllished through in-depth interviews with related parties. The framework used the planning and budgeting systems model and process/cycle. Results of this research indicated that politics played a major role in the policy establishment process in conflicts, cooperation, and negotiations when setting the size and allocation of the budget and the targets aimed. The main points in the process are the priorities of the program, the fiscal capacity of the nation, and the results of the previous year’s evaluation. We recommend that the human resources of the directorate are equipped abilities to advocate the importance of the occupational and sports health program.

Bahasa Abstract

Proses penetapan kebijakan perencanaan dan penganggaran pada Direktorat Kesehatan Kerja dan Olahraga sangat dinamis dan bergerak sesuai dengan arah kebijakan dan prioritas. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mendapatkan fakta sejauh mana aspek politik ikut berperan dalam penetapan kebijakan perencanaan dan anggaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam terhadap pihak-pihak yang terlibat. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa aspek politik paling kental terjadi pada tahapan proses penetapan kebijakan terutama saat terjadi konflik, kerjasama, negosiasi dalam penetapan besaran alokasi anggaran dan target yang disusun. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan untuk memperkuat SDM direktorat kesehatan kerja dan olahraga dalam hal kemampuan untuk melakukan advokasi mengenai pentingnya program kesehatan kerja dan olahraga.

Recommended Citation

Ramadhan, Ben Fauzi; Thabrany, Hasbullah; and Ayuningtyas, Dumilah (2017) "The Political Aspects of the Establishment of the Planning and Budgeting Policy for The Directorate of Occupational and Sports Health of the Ministry of Health," Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration: Vol. 2: No. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.7454/ihpa.v2i1.1846
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ihpa/vol2/iss1/2