Shortages of Medical Doctors in Indonesia, Is It True?

Abstract

All parts of Indonesia need medical doctors, but it is not a simple thing to be solved. The world of medicine in Indonesia faces many internal problems, specifically regarding medical doctor distribution. Where do the medical doctors in Indonesia reside? Recently many areas in Indonesia experienced a ratio between doctors and population of more than 1 : 1000.   Data   From the Indonesia   Medical   Council   (KKI)   and   Indonesia   Medical doctor association (IDI) in the year 2023 total number of medical doctors are  214,878 doctors, dominated by general physician 165,453 doctors, and followed by doctors specialist  49,425. Total dentists are 41,940, and dentist specialists are 5,201. The fundamental problems, according to population ratios, is related to geographical and demographic handicap because Indonesia is an archipelago country with more than 17,000 islands with more than 280 million populations, with many specific problems in access,  communication, transportation system, socio-economic, cultural, and leadership.