Siti Fadilah Supari Inaugurated As A Member Of The Wantipres In Today's Memory, January 25, 2010

Siti Fadilah Supari, who served as Minister of Health from 2004-2009. (Between)

JAKARTA Memories of today, 14 years ago, January 25, 2010, the former Minister of Health (Menkes) in the 2004-2009 era, Siti Fadilah Supari was inaugurated as a Member of the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) in the field of health and people's welfare. The election was because Siti was considered to have a big contribution to the country.

Previously, Siti's work in the world of qualified health. His figure is predicted to be a cardiologist and cardiology. He also actively teaches as a lecturer. This live act made the Indonesian government appoint him as Minister of Health.

The government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) does not want to forge people outside the world of health - especially businessmen - for the position of the Minister of Health. The narrative made the name of the candidate for the Minister of Health narrow to one figure: Siti Fadilah Supari.

Siti was officially appointed as Minister of Health in 2004. Siti's actions in the world of health are behind it. He is widely known as a cardiologist and cardiology. Siti has even devoted herself more than 25 years at Harapan Kita Hospital. Siti is also active as a guest lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI).

Siti as Minister of Health is considered qualified. All because Siti knew about the intricacies of the health world. This alertness was most seen when the bird flu outbreak (H5N1) spread from 2004. Siti dared to have opposing views with the world health organization, WHO.

Siti dares to reveal that bird flu that WHO considers could threaten the world is harmless. Bird flu will not spread to humans. Siti thinks breaking the chain of spreading bird flu does not require vaccines like WHO koar-coars.

He also smelled other signs from WHO in overcoming bird flu. It is said that the problem of bird flu is considered an assessment so that vaccine producers sell well in developing countries. Siti remains adamant that bird flu is not a pandemic.

He asked the Indonesian people not to worry. As a result, WHO itself then revoked the status of the pandemic for Bird Flu.

Siti Fadillah Supari does not want to increase people's anxiety. When many people are worried about the dangers of bird flu, the Minister of Health admits that he still likes to eat chicken meat. He even actively invites people to keep eating chicken like he did in Solo, last Friday.

"Eating chicken and eggs is harmless as long as it is cooked properly. The bird flu virus will die at 80 degrees Celsius," said Nurdin Saleh and his friends in a Tempo magazine entitled War in Concerns (2005).

Siti's work was not forgotten when her position as Minister of Health ended. The SBY government volume two wants to reuse Siti's services. However, this time it is not as the Minister of Health. Siti was plotted as a member of the Wantimpres for health and community welfare.

President SBY also officially inaugurated Siti as a member of the Watimpres on January 25, 2010. The inauguration was held at the State Palace. The government believes that Siti's experience as an academic as well as an official is useful to help the president formulate health and welfare affairs of the Indonesian people.

"I think maybe my considerations are needed (the President). Hopefully, my considerations are really needed. What is clear is that wherever I am, I will always fight for the interests of the people. I don't think there is a compromise to fight for the interests of the people," said Siti as quoted by the Kompas.com page. January 25, 2010.