ANALISIS KESIAPAN POS KESEHATAN DESA DALAM PENGEMBANGAN DESA SIAGA DI KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT TAHUN 2008

Abstract

Backgroud: There were 14 units of rural health center in the
district of Mentawai archipelago that planned to be built in
2007, but it was failed in the implementation. In 2008, there
were 12 units rural health center planned to be built, following
the determining of Desa Siaga development policy. Therefore,
the readiness has to be known first.
Methods: The research was conducted to study the
readiness of rural health center in the development of Desa
Siaga. Qualitative research method was used, by indepth
interview to the person in charge program in the health and
family planning board in the district, Puskesmas and staff of
rural health center, that their the village is proclaimed as Desa
Siaga, and through the study of rural health center in the
development of Desa Siaga readiness documents.
Result : There is variation of readiness in rural health center
/ Poskesdes which is located in Mentawai. The variation range
from ready, quite ready, until not ready. But there are 5 variables
which are ready: Rural health center physical infrastructure,
instrument and logistic, budgeting, planning and monitoring.
Eventhough not 100% fit to the standard of Health Department.
For the rural health center physic/construction model, there
were built with special design which suitable for the isolated,
retarded and archipelago area.
Conclusion: Rural health center model developed by Health
Department can not be applied in the Mentawai archipelago
and need modification. The Health Departement is suggested
to analyze the model of rural health center in Mentawai, and
the health and family planning board in the district of Mentawai
archipelago are suggested to accelerate the realization of the
physical infrastructure building with its equipments.
Keywords: rural health center, development, Desa Siaga