Papua Will Get 24 New Hospitals, Gibran: No More Treatment To Java!

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka chaired a plenary meeting of BP3OKP at the Manokwari State Finance Building, West Papua, Tuesday (4/11/2025). (Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - The government is targeting the construction of 24 new hospitals in Papua as part of the 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN). This step is one of the main focuses to strengthen health services and ensure equal access in six provinces throughout the Land of Papua.

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka explained that the hospital development plan is a form of the government's commitment to improve the quality of health facilities in the easternmost region of Indonesia.

"In the 2025-2029 RPJMN, there are 24 hospitals that will be built by the government in the Papua region," Gibran said during a meeting at the Manokwari State Finance Building, West Papua, Tuesday, November 4, quoted by Antara.

Gibran added that each new hospital will be equipped with modern facilities such as mamographic services, CT-scans, lab paints, MRI, and specialist doctors. According to him, this is important so that the Papuan people no longer need to be referred to hospitals in Sulawesi or Java to get further medical services.

"This must be a concern for all of us. So that in the future, there will be no more Papuans having to undergo outside treatment," said Gibran.

In addition to the construction of hospitals, the Vice President also highlighted the importance of synergy between the two new institutions, namely the Steering Committee for the Acceleration of Special Autonomy Development for Papua (BP3OKP) and the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Papua Special Autonomy Development (KEP2OKP). Gibran hopes that the two institutions can accelerate the implementation of development programs in Papua.

"I ask for a double acceleration of development," he said.

Gibran emphasized that equitable development in Papua must be carried out in a sustainable and consistent manner, so that the benefits can be felt directly by the community, while reducing the gap between regions.

He also emphasized the importance of collaboration between the central and regional governments to ensure program planning and budget allocation according to the needs of Papuans.

"Development in the Papua region cannot only be one year or two years, but must be sustainable," concluded Gibran Rakabuming Raka, while asserting that the construction of hospitals in Papua is an important part of the government's big mission in realizing social justice in the health sector.