JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Dec 23) appointed Dr Dante Saksono Harbuwono to a new post of deputy health minister in a Cabinet reshuffle to better tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Although Indonesia could do with the strong managerial skills of newly assigned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to lead the Covid-19 vaccination programme early next year, his appointment has sparked worries as he does not possess medical qualifications like his predecessors.
However, the appointment of 47-year-old Dr Dante - an endocrinologist who also has a doctorate in molecular diabetes - to assist the former banker and corporate honcho might have eased those doubts.
The Straits Times
Deputy will aid new health minister in vaccination drive, fight against Covid-19
President Joko Widodo (far right) congratulating former Jakarta vice-governor Sandiaga Uno, who was installed as the new tourism and creative economy minister during the inauguration ceremony in Jakarta yesterday. Eleven Cabinet members were inaugurated at the presidential palace. PHOTO: SANDIAGA UNO/INSTAGRAM
PublishedDec 24, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) with newly assigned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin during the inauguration ceremony in Jakarta on Dec 23, 2020.- REUTERS/INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Dec 23) appointed Dr Dante Saksono Harbuwono to a new post of deputy health minister in a Cabinet reshuffle to better tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Although Indonesia desperately needs the strong managerial skills of newly-assigned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to lead Covid-19 vaccination programme early next year, his appointment has sparked worries as he does not possess medical qualifications like his predecessors.
However, the appointment of 47-year-old Dr Dante - an endocrinologist who also has a doctorate in molecular diabetes - to assist the former banker and corporate honcho might have eased those doubts.