Analysis of implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination program for midwives in Banyumas regency in 2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed the health system, including the puskesmas, so concrete steps are needed for prevention, one of which is through vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccination is a program that is carried out in stages with health workers being the priority target. Banyumas Regency is an area in Jawa Tengah Province that has been affected by COVID-19 with four puskesmas closing their services due to the large number of health workers with COVID-19. Vaccine quotas in Banyumas Regency are often short, thus affecting the implementation of the vaccination program. The implementation model shows that there are four variables that play a role in the success of the program, namely communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucracy. The aim of this research is to analyze the implementation of the COVID19 vaccination program at the puskesmas in the working area of the Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Banyumas. This research is a qualitative research with the main informants were from the four puskesmas with the most affected by COVID-19 and the puskesmas with the highest number of midwives, and with triangulation informants were the vaccination program’s coordinator at the puskesmas, the head of the puskesmas and the vaccination program’s coordinator at the Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Banyumas. The results obtained were on the communication factor, the main informant received information from the health office. On the resource factor, the main informants felt that the human resources involved were sufficient, competent, and involved cross-sectoral collaboration, and always complied with SOPs. On the disposition factor, both main and triangulation informants agreed on the COVID-19 vaccination program for midwives despite the obstacles. Meanwhile, due to the bureaucratic factor, the main informant stated that the SOPs was complete and had been implemented accordingly.