Disproved IDAI Chairman's Statement, Ministry of Health Spokesperson: There is No Connection with the College

JAKARTA - The Chairman of the Indonesian Children's Doctors Association, dr Piprim Basarah Yanuarso, SpA, announced his dismissal as a state civil servant (ASN) by the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. The dismissal was allegedly because Dr. Piprim refused the children's college formed by the Minister of Health.

"Finally I was fired by the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. To all my patients, especially at RSCM and my students, I apologize," said Dr. Piprim as seen in the video uploaded to the Instagram social media, Tuesday, February 16.

The senior pediatric heart consultant then revealed a number of facts behind his dismissal. One of them is rejecting the pediatric medical college which he considers not to be independent.

"Two months before I was forcibly transferred by the director general of continuing services, I was called by my senior who loved me, dr. Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, she said that if I was not cooperative with the Menkes formation college, I would be transferred," he said.

The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) emphasized that the dismissal of Doctor Piprim Basarah Yanuarso was not related to Piprim's attitude criticizing the Kemenkes college.

Ministry of Health spokesperson Widyawati quoted the explanation of the Director of the Fatmawati General Hospital (RSUP), Wahyu Widodo, to explain the dismissal of Piprim from the Fatmawati Hospital.

"The President Director of Fatmawati Hospital, Jakarta, Doctor Wahyu Widodo, confirmed that the dismissal of Doctor Piprim Basarah as a Civil Servant or PNS had nothing to do with Doctor Piprim's criticism of the Ministry of Health's policies," Widyawati said in a written statement to VOI, Tuesday, February 17.

The college is a scientific body consisting of a group of experts tasked with drafting competency standards, training curricula, and evaluating the competence of health workers.