The Utilization of Village Funds and Its Correlation on Health Development at Village Level in Kebumen Regency in 2015–2018

Background: Nowadays, a village is not just become an object of development but the subject behind it with its real autonomy avowed by formal regulatory framework (Village Law (Law No. 6 Year 2014 about Village)). A village also receives additional income in the form of village funds which potentially becomes new source to rural health development financing. Objective: This research shows the use of village funds and its correlation with rural health development at villages in Kebumen Regency for four years. Method: This is a quantitative research with survey method and use data of realization of village funds and health development achievements in Kebumen Regency. Result: Utilization of village funds for health sector took about 3.44–5.92% proportion and relatively small per capita amount around 3,655–16,879 rupiahs. The largest expenditure allocation tends to be infrastructure facilities for village health services and environmental health in the form of latrines/toilets and clean water facilities. In addition, there is low correlation between the use of village funds for health and access to clean water, access to proper latrines/toilets, an increase in “Posyandu Aktif”, and “Desa Siaga Aktif” status. As a recommendation, government needs to establish indicators that can measure health development at village level.