PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE Husni Machmuddin 1 , Shermina Oruh 2 , Andi Agustang 3 husnifikril@gmail.com 1 , soruh@yahoo.fr 2 , andi.agustang@unm.ac.id 2 ABSTRACT The application of good governance within governance prerequisite that cannot be left out is the participation of the community in public policy. The main prerequisites were when the Government implemented the autonomous region with the principle of decentralization, community participation. It involves all aspects of the implementation of the development in areas starting from planning to supervision. Participatory governance is governance putting citizens or non-government as an individual or organization as a viable social stakeholder in making public policy that has just dominated the Government. Model of participatory governance policy in the primary health services is eligible to be developed by optimizing and strengthening cooperation intersectional, increasing the motivation of health workers as well as eliminating social and cultural barriers in the community. Keywords: Participatory governance, primary health services INTRODUCTION There is an understanding that the community is the owner of the public service. Therefore, the community should be included in making decisions related to the implementation of the public service. There will be many advantages by engaging the community in decision making related to public service. There is an increase in the quality of the resulting public policy the Government that in turn will be very beneficial to the community as a policy goal. In addition to creating benefits for the community, public participation in decision-making will also provide benefits for the Government. It means that the government will be more powerful in the institutional capacity in the presence of policy produced democratically. The community participation in the public service is crucial. Therefore, the community could play a role such as formulating criteria for service, learning how to set up the service, granting each engagement, adjusting the mechanism of public complaints and monitoring as well as evaluating the implementation of the public service. Thus, the Government and the community can jointly build commitment to creating quality public services.