Indonesia

Indonesia's health system fails to provide even the most basic care to many of the 250 million inhabitants. Many who cannot afford doctors' fees often receive no treatment at all, while the wealthy fly abroad to receive treatment. Provision is hampered by under-funding, a lack of qualified staff, rising medical costs and outdated medical equipment.

Geographical inequalities also exist: some islands can be inaccessible for months at a time during the monsoon season. Access to medicine is very lowñ a situation not helped by a tariff levied on all pharmaceutical imports of 4% and additional sales tax of 10%. All imported active ingredients required to manufacture pharmaceuticals are also taxed at around 5%.