After Jokowi Met Elon Musk, Now It's The Minister Of Health's Turn, This Is What They Talk About

JAKARTA - President Jokowi visited Elon Musk in America some time ago, now it is the turn of Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin to meet with a Twitter.

They held talks to explore the possibility of cooperation between the Government of Indonesia and Starlink - Elon Musk's satellite network - in providing internet access at puskesmas located in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas. "This is our effort to ensure equal and equitable health services in the country," said Minister of Health Budi in a written statement in Jakarta, Sunday as reported by Antara.

Budi Gunadi took Elon Musk on the sidelines of his visit to Uncle Sam's country on August 4. This was revealed on the official website of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, but it was not explained where the two meetings took place. Whether at Elon Musk's Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California, or elsewhere.

The Minister of Health said that the puskesmas must ensure that the infrastructure is adequate, because it is the frontline in creating healthy people. The Ministry of Health's data reports that currently out of more than 10 thousand health centers are available, there are still around 2,200 health centers with 11,100 auxiliary health centers that do not yet have internet access. "With internet access, health service consultations can be carried out online," he said. In addition, he said, increasing the ability of health workers through long-distance training can also be done if there is good internet access.

Improvement of internet connectivity, he continued, can open better access to health services. In addition, communication access between regions becomes easier, so reporting from health care facilities can take place at any time. "This activity also supports the digitalization agenda of Indonesia's health transformation," he said. Elon Musk'sStarlink is the name of a satellite network developed by private Spaceflight company SpaceX to provide cheap internet to remote locations.Starlink is the first and largest satellite in the world with a constellation using low earth orbit to provide broadband internet that is able to support online activities. Currently, health care facilities in the Philippines, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Nigeria have used Elon Musk's Starlink.