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Foreign minister says country eyeing self-sufficient health sector Erric Permana | 06.01.2021
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Indonesia is aiming to build a self-sufficient and resilient national health security system this year, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday.
Her statement came at an annual address to the nation where she laid down a five-pronged foreign policy for the year.
She said they were looking for the provision of vaccines through bilateral or multilateral cooperation.
They also wanted to build the national health industry for active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), medicines, or medical equipment, she added.
The country is also interested in sharing technology and human resources for research in the sector, she said.
A demonstration in Jakarta in December against modern slavery at sea
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When Arif, a 19-year-old Indonesian fisherman, died quietly in his bunk on a Taiwanese fishing boat in June 2019 – blood staining his mouth – a Fijian coroner ruled that he had suffered a pulmonary oedema.
But his fellow crewmen tell a different story to the official narrative and allege his sudden passing was likely linked to the brutal beatings to the head and neck that were regularly meted out to the rookie crew member from his superiors.
“Every single day [they] bullied him, they punched and hit him on his head. it was a terrible sight and very stressful for all the crew,” Jack, a Filipino crew member, claimed in an interview with the
Search Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi delivers the annual ministry press statement 2020 in Jakarta on Jan. 8, 2020. (Antara Photo/Aditya Pradana) Health Security, Economic Recovery Among Indonesia s 2021 Diplomatic Priorities BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JANUARY 06, 2021
Jakarta. Building resilient national health security and strengthening ties for economic recovery are among Indonesia’s five diplomatic priorities in 2021, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi.
The minister kicked off 2021 by announcing Indonesia’s diplomatic agenda for the year ahead. With the Covid-19 pandemic still in full swing, it is no surprise the country’s first two diplomatic priorities are within the health and economy sectors.
Protection of Indonesian nationals overseas remains priority in 2021 6th January 2021
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi announces a temporary ban on entry of foreign nationals to Indonesia on December 28, 2020 amid reports of a new coronavirus mutation in the UK. (ANTARA/Suwanti/gtm)
During the pandemic, we have refocused our diplomatic priorities. First, to strengthen the protection of Indonesian citizens; second, to support the national response to the pandemic’s impact on health and socio-economic conditions; and third, to c Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has reiterated that protection of Indonesian nationals overseas will remain her top focus in 2021 as dozens of countries worldwide are still reporting a high number of positive coronavirus cases.