IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY REGULATION HEALTH MINISTER NUMBER 44 OF 2016 REGARDING PUSKESMAS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES AT UPTD PUSKESMAS MANONJAYA TASIKMALAYA REGENCY

Abstract

The provision of services by the Puskesmas must be supported by adequate human resources to fulfill service standards in accordance with applicable regulations. The number of staff at Manonjaya Health Center in Tasikmalaya Regency is 119 staff, consist of 94 health workers and 25 non-health workers. In addition, in order to provide health services to the community in an effective and efficient manner, it is necessary to have a puskesmas management, according to regulation number 44 of 2016 of the Health Minister, states that the puskesmas management must be performed in an integrated and sustainable manner in order to produce effective and efficient Puskesmas performances. Obstacles and challenges of the puskesmas management for the period 2019 to 2021, there is a covid-19 pandemic which is an extraordinary event so that it becomes a distinct obstacle for health workers and other health workers at the center Health Center of Manonjaya, Tasikmalaya Regency. This research method uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques carried out through library research and field studies, it consist of observations, documentation and interviews. Data analysis techniques were performed through data reduction, data display, verification and drawing conclusions. Dealing with the research results show that environmental conditions maximally affect the implementation of puskesmas management during the period 2019 to 2021, where with the presence of covid-19, all employees of the Manonjaya Health Center are always more cautious in the face of deadly epidemics, thus communication and coordination are hindered in achieving the goal, and the relationship between organizations to successfully implement policies related to the management of Puskesmas at Manonjaya Health Center can still work well, this is with the support of existing information and communication technologies, so that communication and coordination can still work well, next for the resources seen from the availability of health workers and non-health workers are quite adequate, however, with the Covid-19 movement is limited, so that it becomes one of the obstacles to achieve the goals and targets which have been determined in the implementation of puskesmas management, and from that the characteristics possessed by the health and non-health workers of the Manonjaya Public Health Center are always sensitive to various issues related to their functions and responsibilities, however, during the Covid-19 period as an extraordinary event, the workers kept their distance in order that it has become an obstacle to solve the problems that arise directly.