Frequent Conflicts Of Interest Including Dr Terawan, PDIB Asks MKEK To Become An Independent Institution Not Under IDI

Presentation delivered by the Chairman of the Central Executive Board of the United Indonesian Doctors Association (PDIB) James Allan Rarung at the Commission IX Audience Meeting of the Indonesian House of Representatives/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Central Board of the United Indonesian Doctors Association (PDIB) requested that the Honorary Council for Medical Ethics (MKEK) become an independent institution, not under the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI).

"MKEK must stand alone as an independent institution such as the KKI (Indonesian Medical Council), no longer under a professional organization," said General Chairperson of the PDIB Central Executive James Allan Rarung at the Commission IX Hearing Meeting of the DPR RI with PDIB Management and the Management of the Difficult Practicing Doctors Forum (MKEK). FDSP) which was followed in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, June 20.

This is because his party considers that there has been a conflict of interest in MKEK so far. "The conflict of interest must be addressed," he said.

His party gave an example of IDI officials who were once the stars of advertisements for drinking water products. Then other IDI officials who became independent commissioners in a company.

According to him, the two cases are medically ethical, prohibited, but not processed by MKEK.

"Ethically, medically it is prohibited but there are some that are not processed by the MKEK, because in quotation marks (the perpetrator) is a high official, even that person is the current general chairman. the object of the case itself," he explained.

His party added that conflicts of interest also occurred when the MKEK trial decided the dismissal of dr. Terawan Agus Putranto from IDI membership some time ago.

"This is the case of Dr. Terawan, because there are many rules that are not clear," he said.