During an official visit to Indonesia, Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal toured the Puskesmas Tebet Primary Health Care Center where the Director General of Primary Care and Community Health gave a detailed briefing on the services provided at the facility.
The briefing highlighted how the centre delivers comprehensive primary health care to the local community, encompassing preventive, promotive and basic curative services designed to meet everyday health needs close to home.
Mustafa Kamal praised the Indonesian primary health care model, describing a strong primary health care system as the backbone of any sustainable health system. He said the Puskesmas approach is not only effective for Jakarta but offers lessons for the wider region.
By strengthening primary health care, the minister noted, countries can reduce the burden on larger hospitals by managing routine care and prevention at the community level, freeing tertiary facilities to focus on specialized treatment.
Pakistan is interested in adopting elements of the Puskesmas model and continues to pursue effective measures to reinforce its own primary health care system, aiming to improve access and ease pressures on hospital services.
