JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto stated that the government would open a free medical campus funded by the state as an effort to overcome the shortage of medical personnel in Indonesia.
In a speech at the Inauguration of 166 People's Schools in 34 Provinces which was monitored online via the YouTube Presidential Secretariat in Jakarta, Monday, Prabowo revealed that Indonesia is currently still lacking hundreds of thousands of doctors, including dentists.
Therefore, concrete and measurable steps are needed, one of which is through the opening of medical campuses throughout Indonesia.
"We have to open many schools and campuses, and I will prove to all Indonesian people, in the near future we will open medical campuses," said Prabowo as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 12.
Prabowo said that medical campuses, engineering universities, and other strategic fields would be opened to all the people.
In addition, this higher education level can be accessed free of charge by all Indonesian children.
He hopes that this policy can open equal opportunities for all circles, including children from poor families to achieve their highest aspirations.
"Medical campuses, engineering campuses and so on, will be opened for all Indonesian children and they will not have to pay, they will be paid by the state. I want my son to be a scavenger, to be an engineer, to be a doctor, to be an entrepreneur, to be a general. That's my goal, my brothers will be proud to see it," he said.
According to the President, education is the most effective means to eradicate poverty. However, the development of the education sector requires adequate budgetary support and also clean state financial management.
The President emphasized that Indonesia could rise if it dared to act and solve real problems.
"We have to be brave, who is brave he wins. Dare to do, before doing, dare to see the real situation, dare to see the difficulties, dare to face difficulties, don't run away from difficulties, don't cover up difficulties, see the difficulties and face them, overcome them, only then can we rise as a nation," concluded Prabowo.
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