The role of the private health insurance should be left to the market mechanism and there is no need to make this additional private-health insurance a new special JKN scheme.

International funding plays an important role in supporting low-income and middle-income countries so that they can get better prepared to face health issues in the future.

The shortage of doctors and other health workers needs to be reviewed and studied thoroughly from various aspects. The main problem today is the maldistribution of doctors, apart from lagging production.

All efforts will be made to ensure success for Papua in holding this historic event for the first time and at the same time overcoming the threat of the pandemic.

It is time for us to lead innovations in the health sector by mapping the potential of universities in developing drug research, technology and medical devices with a focus on primary prevention efforts.

The government’s decision to use part of the regional cigarette excise income to cover the financial deficit of the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has not been well received.