Fired By IDI, Terawan Surrendered: Let The Brothers Decide, I Stay Or Expelled To The Street

Doctor Terawan (Photo: ANTARA DOC)

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Health (Menkes) Terawan Agus Putranto spoke about his dismissal from the membership of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) which was tapped by the Medical Ethics Honorary Council (MKEK).

Terawan resigned and left the decision to his colleague who was called a colleague.

"Let my brothers and sisters decide whether I can stay at home or be kicked out on the street," Terawan said in a statement released by his communication team, Andi, Tuesday, March 29.

Terawan said that currently he is still practicing at the Slamet Riyadi Army Health Service Hospital, Solo, Central Java. He did this because he felt he had been sworn in to serve the community as a doctor.

"I have been sworn in to always dedicate my life to humanity, prioritizing the health of patients and the interests of society," he said.

Furthermore, the former head of the Gatot Soebroto RSPAD asked his colleagues at IDI to exercise restraint so that his dismissal would not become chaotic in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, Terawan loves his colleagues.

"All doctors are according to our oath, colleagues are like siblings, so I love all my brothers there (IDI, ed)," he said.

As previously reported, Terawan has officially been permanently dismissed from membership in the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI).

The decision was taken by the Honorary Council of Medical Ethics of the Indonesian Doctors Association (MKEK IDI) before being brought to the IDI congress in Banda Aceh.

Based on information circulating, Dr Terawan was fired due to treatment with the 'brainwashing' method using the Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) tool in the treatment of stroke and the Nusantara vaccine in the prevention of COVID-19.