Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was surprised that many Indonesians sought treatment abroad. Jokowi he said the foreign currency that was sucked in was nearly Rp 100 trillion.
“I was also surprised, our people who checked overseas that year spent just over 6 billion, 6 billion dollars. That means almost Rp 100 trillion. Some went to Singapore, some went to Malaysia, others. in Japan, “said Jokowi inaugurated the biopharmaceutical factory in Pulogadung Industrial Estate, Jakarta, on Friday (7/10/2022).
Jokowi he said many residents seek treatment abroad because they think the quality of hospitals and health workers in the country is not good. Indeed, Jokowi said, human resources in Indonesia are no less than in other countries.
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“Beware, our gear has been sucked into nearly Rp 100 trillion. Because our people see it at home, be it the hospital or the medical equipment, which can be considered unprepared or better off than us. In fact, our human resources are also not inferior in the medical field, ”Jokowi said.
Jokowi also welcomed PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia’s move to produce vaccines on the MNRA platform. According to Jokowi, this is the first in Southeast Asia.
“We don’t want a pandemic anymore. However, if the domestic industry is ready, at least we will be calmer,” Jokowi said.
Jokowi praised the biopharmaceutical factory that was built without saying much. Jokowi also admitted that he was unaware of the establishment of the biopharmaceutical factory.
“And what I’m happy about is that the work is done in secret. I don’t know myself. I know. This is me glad kayak gini. Not that to say keep going but I’m waiting because it doesn’t happen. This diem diem right away, that’s what I do glad“said Jokowi.
Jokowi’s flashback story about managing the pandemic
On that occasion, Jokowi also spoke of the government panic at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because, Jokowi said, all countries are fighting for a COVID-19 vaccine.
“I remember when the pandemic started. What caused the panic in our government ranks was because we were fighting over the vaccine with other countries. All the countries were fighting over the vaccine,” Jokowi said.
“Secondly, it was a fight that at first they were dressed in PPE, everywhere, even though we were producing. I was so confused at the time,” added Jokowi.
However, over time, Indonesia managed to overcome the crisis. Now hundreds of millions of vaccine doses have been injected into the community.
“But thank God we have so far injected 440 million doses of the vaccine into people, so we are among the best in the world in terms of managing and controlling the pandemic,” said Jokowi.
(knv / imk)
