Jakarta, August 26, 2026 - The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) through the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), has officially launched the digitalization of birth certificate issuance through the integration of SATUSEHAT with the Population Administration Information System (SIAK).

The service was launched at Pasar Minggu Community Health Center (Puskesmas), South Jakarta, on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). Through this integration, babies born at healthcare facilities can obtain their birth certificate, Family Card (KK), and Child Identity Card (KIA) digitally through a faster, easier, and integrated process.

Minister of Health Budi G. Sadikin said that data integration must be realized to provide direct benefits to the public. “We want the data to be valid and integrated so that there are no longer discrepancies between datasets. Babies born at community health centers or hospitals will eventually be able to receive all three documents at once,” said the Minister of Health.

Going forward, birth data recorded by healthcare workers in the Healthcare Facility Management Information System (SIM Fasyankes) will be transmitted through SATUSEHAT to SIAK. The documents will then be sent by SIAK Online via email to the parents or guardians and the healthcare facility. For those without an email address, the documents can be obtained through the healthcare facility where the baby was born.

Faster and More Accurate Birth Data

Head of the Center for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin) at the Ministry of Health, Eko Sulistijo, explained that the integration of SATUSEHAT and SIAK also benefits both ministries by improving the quality of public services.

“Through this integration, the Ministry of Health can obtain faster and more accurate birth data for health program planning and development, while Dukcapil can process population administration more efficiently,” said Eko.

Eko explained that the innovation was developed in response to the need for a simpler, faster, and more timely birth registration process. To date, birth certificate applications have not always been processed immediately after birth, as they still require parents or guardians to take the initiative and handle the process independently.

The integration is also expected to reduce the administrative burden on parents during the early stages after childbirth. Parents will no longer need to visit multiple service offices to process documents separately, allowing them to focus more on caring for the mother and baby.

Developed Through a Series of Pilot Processes

The integration is the result of an assessment and development process that has been underway since January 2026. The collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Home Affairs has also received support from development partners, namely the World Bank and Vital Strategies.

Prior to its official launch, the initiative underwent a series of pilot tests beginning July 2, 2026. The results were subsequently introduced as part of the 2026 National Children's Day celebration at Harapan Kita Women and Children's Hospital (RSAB Harapan Kita) on July 31, 2026. The pilot served as an important stage in ensuring system readiness, data transmission flows, and document verification processes before the integration is implemented at other healthcare facilities.

Engineering Manager at the Ministry of Health's Health Technology Transformation and Digitalization Team (TTDK), Bofandra Muhammad, explained that Pusdatin-TTDK has strengthened the technology infrastructure to enable birth data from healthcare facilities to be transmitted directly to SIAK through SATUSEHAT.

“This is supported by system adjustments that enable near-real-time data transmission. We have established a private communication channel to support the transmission of birth data from healthcare facilities to SIAK without waiting for daily recapitulation,” said Bofandra.

Software Development Engineer at the Ministry of Health's TTDK, Vendera Hadi, explained that the service data transmission flow was designed to be highly streamlined, with the aim of enabling parents or guardians to promptly receive an email notification confirming that their child's birth certificate, Family Card (KK), and Child Identity Card (KIA) have been issued.

“At the same time, SATUSEHAT will continue to be developed to support increasing data volumes as implementation expands nationwide,” Vendera explained.

Following the pilot at RSAB Harapan Kita and its launch at Pasar Minggu Community Health Center, the integration will be gradually expanded to healthcare facilities across Indonesia that provide childbirth services. This expansion is part of the broader development of birth registration integration, which will subsequently be directed toward the integration of death registration and cause-of-death reporting.