Oneject Indonesia Exports Syringes Needed By UNICEF And Ukraine, Appreciated By Luhut And Minister Of Health Budi Gunadi

JAKARTA - PT Oneject Indonesia (Oneject) as the sister company of PT Itama Ranoraya Tbk. (IRRA), a manufacturer of Auto Disable Syringe (ADS) and Safety Needle syringes, exports disposable syringes or ADS, to meet the needs of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), and also to Ukraine, with a total volume of 200 containers or 150 million pieces of ADS syringes.

The ceremonial release was carried out by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan accompanied by Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin at PT Oneject Indonesia's second factory, KITIC Industrial area, Delta Mas, Cikarang, Thursday 26 August.

On this occasion, Luhut appreciated Oneject and said that this export was a good step, in the midst of the government's efforts to campaign for Increasing the Use of Domestic Production (P3DN) and encouraging exports of finished production.

"P3DN is important to be carried out and must be supported by all parties in order to increase job opportunities in this sector and be able to save foreign exchange and even increase exports which have an impact on the national economy like what Oneject Indonesia did," said Luhut in a written statement.

On the same occasion, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, appreciated PT Oneject Indonesia for successfully exporting ADS to UNICEF. On the other hand, the government is committed to supporting export-oriented domestic companies.

"I am proud that Oneject can sell its products to UNICEF, this proves that this company must have good corporate governance and competitive prices," said the Minister of Health.

President Director of PT Oneject Indonesia, Jahja Tear Tjahjana, explained that the export this time was to meet UNICEF's demand for 120 million pieces. Meanwhile, to fulfill the request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, the company exported 30 million ADS, bringing the total exports to 150 million ADS or 200 containers with a total sales value of 10.5 million US dollars.

"Since 2008, the company has exported to various countries such as Italy, Germany, Nepal, Cuba, Pakistan, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and also to other international institutions. With a target production capacity of ADS and safety needles to reach 1.2 billion per year. year, 50 percent to fill domestic needs, and the rest is exported," said Jahja.

As a manufacturer of smart syringes, which is a combination of a safety needle and Auto Disable Syringe (ADS), its TKDN (Domestic Product Content Level) has reached 60 percent. The types of syringe products we produce are ADS, smart syringe, safety needle, disposable syringe, and disposable needle.

Oneject's injectable products have received certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). Since 2020, WHO has started promoting the use of safe injecting equipment worldwide. In Indonesia, the use of ADS syringes and safety needles in medical circles is only around 20 percent, the rest is still in the form of non-ADS syringes.

Jahja emphasized that the purchase by UNICEF is an important momentum for Oneject, where Indonesian syringe products have gained the trust to be part of the vaccination program for UNICEF and global countries. By 2022, the company has committed to fulfill a cooperation contract with UNICEF for the procurement of 850 million ADS syringes and safety needles, of which 300 million will be delivered this year.

According to Jahja, vaccination is an effort to reduce transmission, reduce mortality and achieve herd immunity, which is carried out by all countries, so that the need or demand for injection equipment has increased to an extreme.