President Prabowo Subianto has increased the number of Deputy Ministers of Health (Wamenkes) to two, apart from Dante Saksono Harbuwono who is still in office, the President appointed Benjamin Paulus Octavianus as the new Deputy Minister of Health at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 8.
Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the presence of these two deputy ministers was a strategic step for the President in strengthening the ranks of the Ministry of Health, especially the prevention of tuberculosis (TBC).
"Benjamin Paulus Octavianus already knows, yes, he is a pulmonary specialist. One of the attentions of the President regarding the acceleration of the elimination of tuberculosis, he is his passion," said the Minister of Health at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, which was confiscated by Antara.
The Minister of Health emphasized that handling TB is one of the main priorities of the national health sector, considering the death rate from the disease is still high.
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He said that the existence of two deputy ministers is expected to strengthen cross-program coordination and accelerate the achievement of national health targets.
"Mr. Dante still. So we have a champion," said the Minister of Health with an optimistic tone, answering the question of whether Benjamin replaced Dante.
President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated dr. Benjamin Paulus Octavianus as Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 8 afternoon.
Benjamin's inauguration was carried out based on Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 32 M of 2025 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of Deputy Ministers of the Red and White Cabinet for the 2024 '2029 Term of Office.
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