President Jokowi Review Konawe Hospital

KONAWE - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid a working visit in Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) and visited the Konawe Regency Regional General Hospital (RSUD).

President Jokowi said he continued to conduct visits on health facilities in various regions in Indonesia and Konawe Hospital did not escape the review.

"Again, I visited the hospital, I have been admitted to the Regional Hospital several times and this morning, this morning, I went to the Regional Hospital in Konawe Regency," said President Jokowi as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 14.

The President also appreciated the Konawe District Hospital which has various rooms to very good parks.

"I see that the rooms are good. The landscape is also good, sunlight can also enter rooms as well as good," said President Jokowi.

President Jokowi revealed that the good news is that the Konawe Hospital which was built using loan funds from PT SMI will be paid off in 2024.

"I am happy that this hospital is built from PT SMI loans which are paid in installments every year and this year it will be paid off," said President Jokowi.

The President appreciated regional heads who have the courage to develop their regions. Because the loan to build the hospital is one of the courage taken by the regional head to build the area he leads.

"This kind of courage I have to appreciate because it concerns the courage of regional heads to build their regions because the fiscal is not enough. Those who borrow their budget discipline every year can achieve that which is good," said President Jokowi.

President Jokowi said that his party would send several tools, namely mammograms, CT-Scans, and Catlab for the Konawe District Hospital. However, he will also see the readiness of Human Resources (HR), specialist readiness, room readiness for some of these tools.

"Earlier, the Regent had prepared, the Governor would prepare, the task from the central government was to send the very expensive tools to improve services in the health sector," said President Jokowi.