Prabowo Calls Minister Of Health Budi Gunadi, Discusses Doctors To Vaccines

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin was summoned to the residence of Elected President Prabowo Subianto in Kertanegara, Jakarta, Monday (14/10/2024) ANTARA/Genta Tri Mawangi

President-elect Prabowo Subianto summoned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to his residence in Kartanegara to discuss issues surrounding health, such as the number of doctors to vaccines for tuberculosis and malaria.

Budi explained that he was asked to come to Prabowo's residence around 19.00 WIB.

"The number of doctors must be sufficient, the number of specialist doctors must be sufficient. How can the education of specialist doctors and doctors be increased. If people are still in need, they can't study at home, but they can also go abroad to speed things up," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, October 14.

Minister of Health Budi said Prabowo also hoped that health checks would continue to be improved to ensure that public health was maintained.

"He also ordered that there are diseases that he thought should be overcome in Indonesia, such as TB and malaria. That should be eliminated quickly, look for the vaccine so that our people can quickly disappear from this disease," continued Budi.

When asked by reporters about the Minister of Health's ability to fulfill these requests, Budi said Prabowo had not mentioned anything related.

As for the discussion on economics and finance, as well as the offer as Minister of Finance, Budi Gunadi said that he was only invited to eat.