Maternal and child health network: multi-partners engagement in improving health planning process in Papua, Indonesia

Background Maternal and child mortality rates in Indonesia have stagnated and even tend to increase for infant mortality, especially in areas with geographical barriers such as eastern Indonesia. Integrated approach in health planning process needs to be established to improve the planning capacity and to maximise potential collaboration between health-related stakeholders. This study aimed to identify the potential role of maternal and child health (MCH) network forum in improving healthplanning process at sub-national level.