South Sulawesi Provincial Government Collaborates With Kalla Group For The 1 Million Vaccine Movement

MAKASSAR - The Government of South Sulawesi together with the KALLA Group held a coordination meeting in the context of launching the One Million Vaccine Movement to combat COVID-19. This meeting was attended by the Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaeman accompanied by Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University Prof. Idrus A Paturusi Sp.B Sp.OT along with Dr. Muhammad Ichsan Mustari as Head of the South Sulawesi Health Service in Makassar, Saturday, July 17.

This meeting was also attended by KALLA President Commissioner Fatimah Kalla, KALLA Foundation Coordinator Muhammad Zuhair, Head of KALLA Vaccine Assault Hairoen Hamzah Siregar, and Subhan Djaya Mappaturung as Head of the KALLA COVID-19 Task Force.

Head of the KALLA Vaccine Assault Hairoen Hamzah Siregar said in this meeting various parties were present to discuss the handling of COVID-19 and the acceleration of the mass vaccination program in South Sulawesi Province. "This is a form of KALLA's active participation in supporting the steps of the South Sulawesi Provincial Government in handling the COVID-19 pandemic so that it can be more effective", he said as reported by Antara.

Hairoen said that KALLA had made various breakthroughs to always support the government in accelerating vaccinations, including at the branch company under the KALLA group, a business group owned by former Vice President Jusuf Kalla.

As a group of companies, KALLA is committed to establishing herd immunity through a mass vaccination program. "KALLA together with the government hopes that the community can immediately get a comprehensive vaccination and can return to their activities while still implementing health protocols", he said.

Subhan Djaya Mappaturung as Chair of the KALLA COVID-19 Task Force added that the KALLA group launched the one million vaccine movement in order to assist the government in supporting the acceleration of economic recovery in South Sulawesi in general, and in Makassar City in particular.

This is also KALLA's participation in the success of the Makassar Recovery program launched by the Mayor of Makassar Danny Pomanto.

According to him, KALLA as a group of companies has a social responsibility to accelerate economic recovery. One of them is by holding various mass vaccination programs.

"Until now, KALLA has issued 12.000 doses of vaccine since March 2021. This vaccination is given to employees, employees' families, and the general public", he said regarding the movement to tackle COVID-19.