The Ministry of Health Opens 23,000 CPNS and PPPK Formations for 2024: Here's the Breakdown

The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has opened 23,200 Civil Servant Applicant (CASN) positions for 2024.

This comprises 8,607 positions for civil servant candidates (CPNS) and 14,593 positions for government employees with work agreements (PPPK).

The Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) has approved 100% of these positions. This is expected to improve the quality of healthcare services in Indonesia.

"The Ministry of PANRB fully supports Kemenkes' efforts to fulfill and distribute healthcare human resources throughout the country," said PANRB Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas in a statement on Tuesday (2/4/2024).

Anas mentioned that these Kemenkes positions will be further supported by healthcare human resources from various ministries/institutions and local governments.

"For example, hospitals and clinics on campuses, not to mention in regional areas. Everything supports each other to create good and equitable services," he said.

Percentage-wise, the approval rate for Kemenkes' positions is higher than other institutions, with an average approval rate of around 70-80% of proposed positions.

The government is currently drafting a Government Regulation on ASN Management, which includes an incentive scheme for health workers serving in outermost, forwardmost, and underdeveloped areas (3T).

"Yesterday, we also discussed a proposal from the Minister of Health that 148 regencies/cities, including those in 3T areas, have been mapped, and several doctors will be recruited as Kemenkes civil servants," said Anas.

Separately, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that this year's CASN positions also fulfill the need for healthcare workers in the new capital city (IKN).

"Because we happen to be building a hospital in IKN. The need is between 800-1000 positions. Minister PANRB allocated it sufficiently," said Budi.