The Ministry of Finance Ensures Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa in Good Health

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has confirmed that the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa is currently in good health.

"Yes, he is healthy," said the Head of the Bureau of Communication and Information Services of the Ministry of Finance, Deni Surjantoro, when confirmed by Antara in Jakarta, Sunday.

Previously, there were issues regarding the health of the Minister of Finance Purbaya who suspected that the State Treasurer was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jakarta.

In the midst of the issue, Purbaya shared a video of himself doing swimming activities, indicating that he was in good shape. In the video uploaded on his social media personal account, he invited the public, especially the younger generation, to lead a healthy lifestyle.

"Good morning guys. Gen Z don't forget to exercise, swimming is fine, running is fine, padel is also fine. If I usually swim. It doesn't feel like a long weekend," wrote Purbaya, quoted from his personal TikTok account @purbayayudhis, Sunday.

Deputy Minister of Finance Juda Agung has also responded to news about the health of the Minister of Finance Purbaya.

"Wah I don't know. Insyaallah healthy. Just pray," said Juda when met after attending the IPB Alumni Gathering in Jakarta, Saturday (2/5).

Juda also ensured that the APBN KiTa press conference would still be held on Wednesday (6/5) after it was previously canceled. The APBN KiTa agenda was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday (29/4).

According to him, the rescheduling was carried out to wait for the release of economic growth data by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) which was issued on Tuesday (5/5), so that the data can be delivered in full.

Purbaya previously revealed his health condition when attending a media briefing on Friday (24/4). He admitted that he had pain in his waist.

Purbaya said he had to undergo injections in eight points so that he could continue to carry out activities.

After the event, Purbaya also seemed to have trouble standing up from his chair until he had to hold on to one of his colleagues. When walking, he was seen being helped by his aide.

When asked by reporters about his condition at that time, Purbaya admitted that the pain he was experiencing had not completely disappeared.