SYNERGY OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY IN FULFILLING THE RIGHT TO HEALTH IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD Nur Arfiani, S.H., M.Si (Han)
Universitas Mulia
Jl. Letjen Z.A. Maulani No. 9, Kelurahan Damai Bahagia, Kecamatan Balikpapan Selatan, Kota Balikpapan, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
nur.arfiani[at]universitasmulia.ac.id, nurarfiani[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
The outbreak of Covid-19 has been spreading throughout the world and becoming an issue that has been widely discussed recently. Governments are giving their best means to determine definite policies in overcoming this outbreak by considering various aspects according to the conditions of the states. Indonesia also established a Large-Scale Social Restriction (hereafter PSBB) policy based on Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2020 concerning Guidelines for Large-Scale Social Restrictions in the Context of Accelerating Handling of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). After the ^new normal^, Covid-19 cases in Indonesia are increasing significantly. Government must guarantee the fulfillment of the human rights. The obligation of the Government to fulfill the right to health has an international juridical basis in Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In Article 28 I paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution stated that the protection, advancement, enforcement and fulfillment of human rights are state^s responsibility. This government^s obligation is also emphasized in Article 8 of the Human Rights Law. Article 1 point 7 of the Health Law stated that medical service facility shall be an equipment and/or place to be used to implement medical service effort, whether to promote, prevent, cure, or rehabilitate done by the Government, regional government and/or community. To accelerate the managing of Covid-19 in Indonesia, understanding the right to health is not solely the responsibility of the state but also individuals towards others.
