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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>INDONESIA STUDY GROUP</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Wednesday, 21 March, 12.30 – 2.00 pm </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Seminar Room B (Arndt Room), Coombs Building, Fellows Road, ANU</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert Sparrow</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Indonesia Project, ANU)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Health Equity and Financial Protection in Indonesia</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Indonesia has experienced far reaching health care financing reforms since 2005, starting with the introduction of subsidised social health insurance for the informal sector (<i>Askeskin</i> and later <i>Jamkesmas</i>). At national level the policy debate is now focused on formulating strategies for scaling up to universal health insurance, while at district and province level a myriad of local health financing initiatives has developed, varying greatly in scope, cover and financial resources.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I will present the research agenda and preliminary findings of an on-going research project that investigates the potential impacts of these health care reforms in terms of eliminating existing barriers to health care in Indonesia and providing effective social risk management. This project involves researchers from ANU, the SMERU Research Institute in Jakarta, and the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and focuses on three related topics:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The financial risk of illness and health shocks for households, and the role of informal coping strategies;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The impact of subsidised social health insurance on health care utilization and out-of-pocket health care spending;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span lang=EN-GB> </span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The effectiveness of alternative local health financing schemes for improving access to health care and financial protection from illness.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Subject to approval from the speakers, ISG presentations (audio and visuals) are generally available soon after the event for <a href="http://crawford.anu.edu.au/acde/ip/seminars/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://crawford.anu.edu.au/acde/ip/seminars/ blocked::http://crawford.anu.edu.au/acde/ip/seminars.php">download</a>.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>The committee welcomes suggestions for seminar speakers and topics. Please contact any of us: Ed Aspinall x 55915; Greg Fealy x 52302, John McCarthy x 50494; Ross Tapsell x 53677;</span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Marcus Mietzner x 57241; Umbu Reku Raya x 52364; Daniel Suryadarma x 50304, Robert Sparrow x53885.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>If you would like to be added to the ISG mailing list, please send your contact details, including your email address, to <a href="mailto:indonesia.project@anu.edu.au" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:indonesia.project@anu.edu.au"><span style='color:red'>indonesia.project@anu.edu.au</span></a>.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>ENQUIRIES</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>:</span></b><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cathy Haberle<br><i>Indonesia Project<br></i>x 53794<br><a href="mailto:Indonesia.Project@anu.edu.au" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:Indonesia.Project@anu.edu.au">Indonesia.Project@anu.edu.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>