Bill Gates Supports Health Transformation in Indonesia
- Dokumentasi Kemenkes
VIVA – Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, conveyed that Bill Gates supports the health transformation in Indonesia. It was stated in the Bilateral Meeting with the Minister of Health, Budi G. Sadikin, in the 77th UNGA series and the Global Fund Replenishment Conference in New York, United States.
According to the Minister of Health, Bill Gates supports President Joko Widodo and the Indonesian government in the health sector. Various parties at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are coordinating with the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) to support various targets in the health development sector in the country.
“Existing support includes strengthening primary services based on the use of information technology and the latest health technology” Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin remarked.
Minister of Health, Budi G Sadikin conveyed various agendas for the ongoing health transformation in Indonesia, along with concrete targets that had been set during a meeting with Bill Gates.
Menteri Kesehatan, Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
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He conveyed the six pillars of Indonesia's health transformation. First, is the primary service pillar. Second, the pillar of transformation of hospital referral services. Third, the pillars of the transformation of the health resilience system. Fourth, is the transformation of the health financing system.
Also, health human resources for the fifth pillar, and the sixth pillar is the transformation of health.
In the transformation of primary services, especially the transformation of information technology, the real action that is currently being carried out is the development of the PeduliLindungi application into a citizen health app.
Currently, PeduliLindung is equipped with new features, including a health resume following approvals including a history of vaccines both at home and abroad to make it easier for foreign citizens to use.
"Later, PeduliLindungi will also be integrated with the personal SATUSEHAT platform," the Minister of Health remarked.
Another development is the preparation of PeduliLindungi in thirteen languages ??to improve the standard of health services. So, later, every user can monitor their health through a health application that function as a digital medical record and get more efficient and transparent services with integrated health facilities.
In this meeting, Minister of Health Budi also invited Bill Gates to visit Indonesia to see the progress of health development in the country.
Menkes Budi Blak-blakan Indonesia Masih Tertinggal dalam Penyediaan Produk Medis Inovatif
“Pengalaman pandemi mengajarkan kita bahwa memiliki uang saja tidak cukup. Kita butuh produk kesehatan seperti vaksin dan IVIG yang dapat diproduksi di dalam negeri."
