BUMN Hospital Holding Presents Cancer Detection Device At Bali International Hospital

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - The BUMN Hospital Holding, PT Pertamina Bina Medika-Indonesia Healthcare Corporation (IHC) presents a cancer detection device at Bali International Hospital (BIH) to suppress cases of cancer deaths in Indonesia.

"To meet the community's need for sophisticated tools, we will seek cooperation with BPJS Kesehatan," said Pertamina Bina President Director Medika Mira Dyah Wahyuni in Denpasar, quoted from Antara, Thursday, August 24.

He explained that the tool is a Scan Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a scanner that detects early and diagnosed cancer.

According to him, many cancer cases can be prevented from becoming high stages by early detection and the accuracy of cancer diagnosis through a Scan PET.

He claims that sophisticated tools are still limited in the country, so people still have difficulty getting fast and proper services related to cancer.

Mira added that the integrated oncology service with the completeness of the tool is expected to fulfill its mission to contribute to building the Indonesian public health ecosystem.

He hopes that the international hospital in the Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Health in Sanur, Denpasar, Bali will become a health service center in Indonesia.

"By providing PET Scan services, we hope to provide equal access to health," he added.

Based on data from the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), the incidence of cancer in Indonesia in 2018 reached 136.2 per 100,000 population, which is in eighth place in Southeast Asia, while in Asia it was 23rd.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Ministry of Health's Basic Health Research, the prevalence of tumors or cancer in Indonesia showed an increase from 1.4 per 1,000 population in 2013 to 1.79 per 1,000 population in 2018.

Meanwhile, BIH has an area of about five hectares, out of the total area of the Sanur Health SEZ reaching 41.26 hectares.

The hospital plans to have four floors and is equipped with 260 wards and an environmentally friendly concept.

The government hopes that the facilities in the Health SEZ will improve the economy while improving health facilities in Indonesia.

Based on data from the National Council of SEZs in 2030, it is projected that around 4-8 percent of Indonesia's population or around 123-240,000 people who previously studied abroad became Indonesian seek treatment, one of which was in BIH.

In nominal terms, until 2045 the total foreign exchange savings which is expected to reach IDR 86 trillion and the total increase in foreign exchange in the same period reached IDR 19.6 trillion.

The KEK National Council also stated that the Sanur Health SEZ has an investment value of IDR 10.2 trillion with a target of 43,647 workers.