Waiting For Domestic Ventilator Production

JAKARTA - The need for ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic is indeed very crucial. BUMN Minister Erick Thohir described that of the 661 ICU rooms in state-owned hospitals, only 50 percent had ventilators. On April 16, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan also said he needed 170 ventilators to handle COVID-19 patients in the capital. Perhaps it is this urgent need that leads us to receive aid from the United States. So far, Indonesia has imported ventilators to meet needs, but in fact this is not enough.

While receiving assistance, the nation's children are also trying to show that Indonesia is capable of producing its own medical devices, even at a much smaller cost. There are already several domestic manufacturers who are ready to meet the need for ventilators. Siniar VOI this time will discuss the ongoing domestic ventilator production.