Implications Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Fulfillment Of The Right To Health Of Toddlers In Integrated Health Post In Indonesia

Abstract

Every child has the right to obtain a decent condition to grow and develop healthily. In the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, health services for children, especially toddlers in Indonesia, are not fulfilled to the maximum, due to fears from parents of toddlers to bring their toddlers to the Integrated health post. This is precisely the right of the child to health is not fulfilled. The participation of the government and society during the covid-19 pandemic should still pay attention to the rights of children, especially the right to health. The right to health of toddlers during the covid-19 pandemic can still be fulfilled if integrated health post and parents of toddlers continue to apply health protocols by wearing masks, keeping their distance and washing hands with soap. The role of integrated health post is crucial in realizing community independence through community empowerment in changing behaviours and the environment, especially for health services for toddlers. The research method used is normative juridical by utilizing the provisions of human rights law that places children's rights, especially toddlers, as an essential part of fulfilling the right to health. Research shows that the guarantee and protection of the right to health of toddlers need to be done in a planned manner by the government and health service providers even during the pandemic. Things that happened in the field seemed that the legal policy issued by the government during the pandemic covid-19 was not able to be adequately implemented because the community, especially the parents of toddlers, are still afraid and worried about bringing their toddlers to get health services in posyandu, even though posyandu has been implemented by health protocol.