Indonesia's Health Minister talks about the groundbreaking initiatives and lessons learned from COVID-19 and the importance of integrating environmental sustainability into health sector policies.
Navigating a Pandemic: Insights from Indonesia's Health Minister
Indonesia lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in December 2022, almost 3 years after the first confirmed case was announced.
In this episode of Experts Talk Solutions interview series, podcast host Sothea Ros asks Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the world's fourth most populous country managed the crisis. He says building local manufacturing capabilities for medical supplies and deploying digital technology, such as telemedicine, were key to managing the pandemic. He also underscores the significance of integrating environmental sustainability into health sector policies, recognizing the interconnectedness between human health, animal health, and environmental health.
Minister Budi also discusses Indonesia's role in global health governance, including establishing a joint finance and health minister forum and a pandemic fund to provide quick access to financing during health crises.
