Ganjar Encourages Research To Improve Domestic Farmacology Quality

SUKOHARJO - Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo encourages increased research and preparing the strength of pharmacists from within the country. The research also needs to be done by pharmacists to anticipate the development of disease in the future.

"Restrictional research must be continuous. This is the momentum for pharmacists to do research, collaborate and anticipate changes in the world, especially regarding disease," said Ganjar after giving a speech at the National Working Meeting (Rakernas) and Annual Scientific Meeting (PIT) in 2023 of the Indonesian Pharmacist Association at the Grand Mercure Hotel, Solo Baru, Sukoharjo, Thursday, August 24.

Ganjar explained that the role of pharmacists is important in anticipating changes in the health world. He did not want there to be panic like what happened when Covid-19 appeared in 2020. Also the emergence of new diseases whose medicines are not yet known.

"Don't let yesterday we panic all because we don't have medicine and until finally we have a flood of imports," he said.

Continuous research is the key to preparing domestic pharmacological forces to face the challenges of the world of health in the future. Because the potential for strength is very large in Indonesia.

"It is important to see the trend of times and prepare the strength of pharmacology from within the country because we are rich in that regard," he explained.

According to Ganjar Pranowo, the strength of domestic pharmacology will lead to independence in the health sector. Because some time ago President Jokowi also had time to convey about health politics.

Why do more people choose to seek treatment abroad? Likewise with imports of medicines from abroad.

"Are we not able to? If I say we can afford it, we just have to do it or not," he said.

In his remarks, Ganjar also encouraged pharmacists and experts in the pharmaceutical sector to fill the slots in BRIN and BRIDA.

The purpose of course is to increase research on drugs, including herbal medicines. For example, in Tawangmangu there is a research place for herbal medicine but currently it is less productive so it needs to be boosted.

"This is part of the downstream that needs to be done. We have a large forest, a large sea. We have universities, we can be independent in the field of medicine and herbal medicine. We have you too, you know," he said.