Sanur Health SEZ Operates Early 2025, Will Be The Rescue Of Foreign Exchange Rp45 Trillion
JAKARTA - The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Health and Tourism Sanur, Bali as Indonesia's medical tourism will soon operate at the beginning of next year. The presence of the SEZ is believed to be able to save foreign exchange of IDR 45 trillion out of Indonesia.
President Director of PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney, Maya Watono, said that many Indonesians choose to seek treatment abroad. This condition makes Indonesia lose an average foreign exchange of IDR 97 trillion per year.
With the Sanur Health SEZ, continued Maya, foreign exchange worth IDR 45 trillion can be secured domestically. This means that it is not spent abroad.
"So per year, IDR 97 trillion per year. So that when we can curb this foreign exchange outflow, at least half a trillion, we can bring foreign exchange of IDR 45 trillion to this country," said Maya in Sarinah, Jakarta, quoted Wednesday, December 11.
Later, said Maya, health services at the Sanur SEZ will also provide international doctors with access to practice in the region. The goal is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge to domestic Human Resources (HR).
Furthermore, Maya said various steps were taken by the company to introduce the Sanur SEZ to the world. One of them, InJourney Hospitality through two hotels which he manages, namely The Meru Sanur and Bali Beach Hotel, held a New Year's Eve event by collaborating with singer Anggun C Sasmi.
The event was titled New Year Eve Wave of Glamour with Anggun on December 31, 2024. Anggun will perform his songs intimately with the piano accompaniment he plays himself.
"Well, this is our start of promotion for the region, for our hotels Meru and Bali Beach and also how the Indonesian people, the international community are getting to know about this special economic zone and how we prioritize also our culture in this special economic zone," explained Maya.
Operating Early 2025
Meanwhile, InJourney Hospitality President Director Christine Hutabarat targets the area to start operating in early 2025.
"So the initial stage in 2025 that will operate first is Bali International Hospital, Pertamedika IHC Hospital," said Christine.
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Christine said that later there would also be an aesthetic clinic and a plastic operation center from South Korea (South Korea), to a cell therapy clinic from Hamburg, Germany which was presented at the Sanur Health SEZ.
There are several brands from Korea. And there is also cell therapy from Hamburg, Germany," said Christine.
For your information, Sanur is designated as a Health and Tourism SEZ through Government Regulation Number 41 of 2022. The SEZ is built on an area of 41.26 hectares (ha), on the shores of Sanur Beach and Segara Ayu Beach.
The Sanur SEZ will also be equipped with an Ethnobotanical Garden covering an area of 4.9 ha which is located right in the heart of the region and developed as the lungs of the region.