Indonesian Navy Falls Into The Pharmaceutical Industry, Ready To Produce Cheap Drugs For The Community

KSAL Admiral TNI Muhammad Ali when met at the Marine Knight Hartono, Cilandak, South Jakarta, Thursday (24/7/2025) (ANTARA/Walda Marison)

JAKARTA - Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (KSAL) Admiral TNI Muhammad Ali said the Indonesian Navy Pharmaceutical Institute (Lafial) is ready to produce large amounts of cheap drugs as instructed by the Ministry of Defense.

"Lafial is ready, if later join, it will be merged under the Ministry of Defense, all of them, pharmaceuticals," Ali said when met at the Marine Knight Hartono, Cilandak, South Jakarta, Thursday, July 24, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to Ali, Lafial has often been relied on to produce quality drugs for Indonesian Navy soldiers.

Ali continued, later there will be additional facilities to support Lafial's work so that he can produce large amounts of drugs.

"We already have a lab in Pejompongan, the Downstream Dam will be upgraded and renovated, enlarged, and that's all the support from the Ministry of Defense," said Ali.

Previously, the Ministry of Defense deployed the TNI to produce drugs at affordable prices in large quantities for public consumption.

"The deployment of the TNI is carried out to meet national drug needs and reduce drug prices in the market," said Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 22.

He explained that later the large amounts of medicine would be made by a pharmaceutical laboratory under the auspices of the Indonesian Army, Navy and Air Force.

"We consolidate it into a state defense pharmaceutical that produces drugs," Sjafri told the media crew.

Generally, he said, the variety of pharmaceutical laboratories only produce drugs for the medical needs of TNI members. Now, the TNI's laboratory will produce drugs for the needs of the general public.

Sjafrie ensured that the quality of the drugs made by the TNI was in accordance with applicable standards and were sold throughout the Red and White Cooperative.

At the same time, the Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar will oversee the process of making drugs in accordance with the predetermined standards.

According to Ikrar, the TNI is the right partner in making drugs because the quality of the production results has been well tested.

In addition, Ikrar admitted that BPOM was greatly helped in terms of the number of human resources that produce drugs.

With the help of the TNI, which has many personnel, Ikrar believes that drug needs in all regions will be met.

The cadets hope that this collaboration can produce a large and affordable amount of drugs for the entire community.