Day: February 23, 2023

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Boosting health service access : Minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The fundamental focus of the health transformation in Indonesia is improving access to and the quality of health services provided to the community, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said.”The fundamental philosophy of the health transformation is that we want and must improve access and the quality of services for the community,” he underlined while opening the “National Health Working Meeting 2023” at Jakarta Convention Center here on Thursday.

He said that the philosophy applies at the level of community discussion, especially regarding the proposal for the Health Bill.

“Whoever proposes, does, as long as they improve the quality of the service, that is the one (the proposal) that is taken,” he added.

nother important aspect of the health transformation are efforts to involve the state in improving the access and quality of services for the community, in accordance with the 1945 Constitution, he said.

“The state must be present; this is the responsibility of the state,” he stressed.

For instance, one problem that is currently being faced by the country’s health services and requires government intervention is the lack of doctors, he said.

Indonesia’s health transformation consists of six pillars, the first pillar is the transformation of primary services through the revitalization of community health centers (puskesmas) and integrated health posts (posyandu) to serve promotive and preventive services.

The next pillar is the transformation of referral services for stroke, cancer, and kidney patients by ensuring the uniform distribution of specialist health service facilities.

The third pillar is building health system resilience by ensuring the availability of medicines, vaccines, and locally-made diagnostic tools as well as backup health workers by involving medicine faculties, health polytechnics, and scouts.

The next pillar is the transformation of the health financing system, which will support the process of revamping health offices’ budgets so that they do not overlap, as has happened so far.

Then is the transformation of health human resources to meet the ideal doctor-patient ratio of 1:1,000. Currently, in Indonesia, the number of doctors is 101,476 and they serve as many as 273,984,400 people. Thus, 1 doctor serves around 2,700 people.

The last pillar is the transformation of health technologies by preparing a health technology platform for digitally recording patients’ medical history and implementing it at all health service facilities.

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Disposal of blood packs at landfill in violation of norms: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The disposal of dozens of blood packs labeled HIV at Junok Landfill, Burneh, Bangkalan, East Java, on Monday (February 20, 2023) violated the medical waste management procedures, the Health Ministry has said.”That is because throwing away liquid waste — whether it is blood, bodily fluids, or anything that comes out from the human body — is deemed dangerous,” head of the public communication and services bureau of the ministrySiti Nadia Tarmiziexplained on the sidelines of the “2023 National Work Meeting on Health” here on Thursday.

She said that blood samples taken during screening for HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C, need to be destroyed if they test positive for the disease.

“If it is positive of any of those, surely it is thrown away,” she added.

Such blood samples cannot be thrown into a landfill, Tarmizi stressed.

Medical waste poses the risk of disease transmission because the virus or bacteria in the waste can survive for a certain period of time.

“Upon finding medical waste, prioritize universal precautions. If (you) have no idea of it yet, assume that thing is infectious stuff. Use protection like gloves, shoes, and clothes that tightly cover everything,” she advised.

She said the disposal of the blood packs by the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) was regrettable and, given PMI’s extensive experience in blood management, such an incident was unexpected.

In response to the finding, the ministry conducted cross-checks at the East Java Health Office and Central PMI to clarify the details of the incident and determine the next course of action.

The blood packs labeled with HIV were found at Junok Landfill by a staff from the Bangkalan Environment Office.

“There are dozens of them, packed into two plastic bags. Aside from blood packs, there are also tools for blood donation,” head of waste management at the Bangkalan Environment Office, Yudistira, informed.Head of the Bangkalan Red CrossAs’ad Asjariconfirmed that the blood packs discovered at the landfill were disposed by his office and admitted that was an erroneous move.

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Jokowi emphasizes protection of endemic species during IKN development

Protect them to realize a natural tourism site (in the new capital).

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized that the development of the new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan must consider environmental aspects, including the protection of species endemic to the region, such as orangutans and long-nosed monkeys.”What is important is that we can protect orangutans in the new capital, and as we also have monkey and bekantan (long-nosed monkey) species in Kalimantan, they must be protected, too,” he said while speaking to journalists whom he had invited on a tour of Mentawir Nursery at the new capital’s site in East Kalimantan on Thursday.

Protecting endemic species and other fauna would also bolster efforts to develop nature tourism at the new capital site, he noted.

“Protect them to realize a natural tourism site (in the new capital),” the President added.

He said that he had asked the relevant authorities to proceed with reforestation in areas surrounding Sepaku Dam, which, he believed, could be developed as a nature tourism site.

“Yesterday afternoon, I asked (the relevant authorities) to completely reforest Sepaku Dam, hence, it will be a nature tourism site for residents in Nusantara city,” he added.

During the tour, the President informed that Mentawir Nursery is expected to produce up to 20 million seedlings annually.

The nursery, which has been prepared since two years ago, will bolster greening and reforestation efforts, not only in the new capital site, but also in all regions throughout Kalimantan Island, he added.

Meanwhile, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, who accompanied the President on the tour, said that she has not received any specific instructions on developing a zoo at the new capital site from the President.

“No such instructions from the President yet,” Bakar said.

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LOTEK instrumental in building a university’s reputation: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) stated that Leadership, Ownership, Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Efficiency, Creativity, and Collaboration (LOTEK) are the keys to building a good university reputation.”To build a good university, I say that the key is LOTEK,” Acting Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology (Dirjen Diktiristek) Nizam stated in Jakarta on Thursday.

Nizam said that Leadership must exist at all levels in universities with organization and governance, especially at state universities (PTN) and private universities (PTS) given broad, strong, and full autonomy.

Ownership, or a sense of belonging, must be embedded throughout the academic community, as it is directly related to life, death, progress, and decline of the college.

Furthermore, under Transformation, higher education institutions must be able to conduct transformations that keep up with changing times in order to create human resources (HR) that are in line with the industry needs.

For Entrepreneurship, Nizam believes that it does not always mean making a business but rather the ability to spot opportunities and immediately seize them.

“Entrepreneurship spirit must exist at every level,” he affirmed.

For Efficiency, he believes that universities should make efficient use of existing resources precisely, as it will accelerate the pace of change as expected.

Moreover, Creativity and Collaboration are needed in higher education both nationally and internationally.

Nizam emphasized that universities must run LOTEK as a step out of their comfort zone, as destruction in the world of education is occurring at an increasingly rapid pace.

Universities need to get out of their comfort zone to always innovate and be creative, focus on graduates to be produced, and collaborate with all stakeholders.

“Higher education institutions need to upgrade themselves in order to remain relevant and exist, so that they also change color and are not left behind by change,” he emphasized.

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Asia monsoon may trigger extreme weather, BMKG cautions

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged citizens to remain alert for potential extreme weather in several Indonesian regions next week on account of stronger Asian monsoon activity and other phenomena.”The development of the weather condition in all of Indonesia currently shows significant changes in the atmosphere, which will affect the increased rainfall potential in a number of regions in Indonesia,” meteorology deputy at the BMKG;nbspuswantoexplained.

The extreme weather potential is due to atmospheric conditions, which could support the formation of more extensive raincloud cover in the future, including stronger Asian monsoon activity, he said here on Wednesday.

There is also an indication of active cold weather from Asia as well as a low-pressure center in Australia’s western waters. There is also a wind circulation pattern around Indonesia’s territory, which has formed a convergence area.

“This condition can increase convective activities and maximize the potential growth of rainy clouds in several Indonesian regions for the next few days,” Guswanto informed.

ccording to the impact-based forecast, regions that may need to look out for heavy rainfall on February 2224, 2023, include parts of Banten, Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java, he said.

They also comprise South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara.

uswanto also highlighted the potential for the formation of cumulonimbus clouds with maximum spatial coverage percentage of 5075 percent (ONCL/occasional) over the next seven days.

This is estimated to occur in the South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Philippine Sea, North Pacific Ocean, and Papua Island.

The condition may also be seen in Karimata Strait, Java Sea, Bali Sea, Flores Sea, Makassar Strait, Sulawesi Sea, Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, parts of Sumatra Island, Kalimantan Island, and Papua Island.

Meanwhile, in the next seven days, cumulonimbus clouds with spatial coverage percentage of more than 75 percent (FRQ/frequent) are expected to form in the Philippine Sea, Carpentaria Gulf, and Indian Ocean.

High waves could also potentially be seen in Indonesian waters on February 2324, Guswantosaid,

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Minister encourages creation of high-reputation universities

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and TechnologyNadiem Makarimencourages the creation of high-reputation colleges or universities by providing international-standard teaching.”I urge higher education leaders to be more committed in creating a university with a high reputation,” the minister noted in an official statement received here, Thursday.

The minister remarked that universities, with high reputation, would be realized through providing international-standard teaching and highly qualified lecturers.

ccording to Makarim, this effort will attract foreign students to study in Indonesian universities and be able to establish cooperation with foreign universities having good reputation.

The minister called to put in these efforts on account of the fact that students will face far more complex challenges when they graduate from university.

These challenges are in the form of the development of automation technology that replaces the role of humans (Artificial Intelligence or AI), increasingly dynamic global situations and conditions, as well as climate change, in addition to other global issues, he remarked.

These challenges call for the need for a major overhaul in the world of higher education, including through the Independent Learning Independent Campus effort that has been ongoing for the last three years, Makarim noted.

He stated that currently, 420 thousand students have partaken in the Independent Learning Independent Campus program, both in flagship programs from the ministry or programs initiated by universities.

Independent Learning is an approach adopted by the ministry to allow students in choosing subjects that align with their interests, while Independent Campus is a policy issued by the ministry by giving rights to students to take up courses outside their study program for one semester and activities outside college for two semesters.

The ministry’s Acting Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology, Nizam, emphasized that universities must get out of their comfort zone, as destruction in the world of education is occurring at an increasingly rapid pace.

Universities must be innovative, creative, focus on the graduates’ qualities, and collaborate with all stakeholders, he stated.

In addition, universities must hone their abilities to remain relevant and exist to bring about changes and not be left behind, Nizam stated.

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Ministry to build integrated Islamic school in new capital Nusantara

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs will immediately build an integrated madrasah (Islamic school) at the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara, East Kalimantan, at the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).The integrated madrasah includes madrasah ibtidaiyah (elementary school level), madrasah tsanawiyah (junior high school level), and madrasah aliyah (high school level).

“Several days ago, (I was) asked by the president to build an integrated school in IKN, from madrasah ibtidaiyah to madrasah aliyah,” Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas noted in a written statement received here on Wednesday.

Qoumas conveyed the statement at the Coordination Meeting of the Heads of Religious Affairs Ministry’s Regional Offices of East Kalimantan in Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, Wednesday.

The minister spoke of having called on the ministry’s Directorate General of Islamic Education to follow up on the project.

He urged the regional office heads in East Kalimantan to coordinate regarding the construction of the integrated madrasah in terms of the budget, location, and other technical aspects.

He expressed hope that the construction project would be realized in 2023, thereby necessitating swift action of all relevant parties.

“There are only 10 months left this year. Thus, all (parties) must work hand in hand in order to realize the task from the president,” he remarked.

The minister laid emphasis on paying attention to several aspects in the project, including the requirement for vast land. Qoumas appealed to his staff to immediately coordinate with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing regarding this matter.

“The president urged that the Independence Day (commemoration) ceremony be held in IKN next year. To this end, we need to support it by readying facilities, one of which is this integrated school,” he stated.

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Ministry stresses need of synergy for child marriage prevention

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has emphasized the need for synergy and collaboration among all stakeholders for preventing child marriage.”It needs collaboration and synergy, starting from central and regional governments, including the community, to prevent child marriage,” the ministry’s Acting Deputy for Coordination of the Quality Improvement of Children, Women, and Youth, Didik Suhardi, said on Wednesday.

In general, child marriage is caused by several factors, such as economic, educational, and cultural factors, he explained.

Currently, the government is continuing to carry out several strategic programs to prevent child marriage, he added.

“The fulfillment of the rights and protection of children becomes the main priority. One of the things that must receive attention regarding the fulfillment of children’s rights and protection is efforts to prevent child marriage,” he said.

ccording to data from the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, in 2021, the child marriage rate stood at 9.32 percent, a decline from 10.35 percent in 2020.

Based on data from the Religious Court Body (Badilag) of the Supreme Court (MA), the number of marriage dispensations fell from 63,361 in 2021 to 52,390 in 2022.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, invited all parties, especially parents, to prevent child marriage to avoid its negative impacts.

ccording to him, child marriage is feared to have negative impacts such as domestic violence, divorce, stunting in future children, and the emergence of new poor families.

couple’s physical and mental readiness is essential for building a harmonious family, Effendy added.

“It can be said that child marriage is far from readiness. For example, it is feared that the physical condition of girls who get married under 18 is not yet ready to give birth and become a mother,” he explained.

He added that giving birth at a young age is also feared to put the lives of the mother and the baby at risk.

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