Addressing the Shortage of Medical Doctors

What are they doing? According to this year’s data from the Health Ministry, Indonesia has 10,260 Puskesmas (community health centers) across the archipelago number.

Kudos must be given to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin for his sincerity in openly acknowledging that Indonesia is short of doctors and specialists.

Based on the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is one doctor for every 1,000 people, Indonesia appears to be languishing at the bottom among Southeast Asian nations, according to the WHO’s 2018 report.