Lawmakers Criticism of the Ministry of Health Management of Additional Budget for Infectious Diseases

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission IX of the Gerindra Party faction, Sri Meliyana, seriously asked the Ministry of Health to strengthen the budget for dealing with infectious diseases. SRI assessed that routine needs such as fast diagnostic test (RDT) Dengue fever, HPV vaccination, until the school children existed in the main budget ceiling (BIAS) program (Bias). ‘Dengue fever is our subscription sickness. Similarly, the prejudice and vaccination of HPV must already be in the main budget ceiling. How does it actually come an extra budget? ‘ Sri said in his statement on Monday (8/9/2025). Gerindra in Party Councilors said medicine and vaccines are the most important needs of the community. Therefore, he said it should not be ignored. Browse to continue with the content “We certainly need prejudice, we certainly need reagents for illnesses that are subscribed to Indonesia every season. Don’t let us have no medicine and there is no vaccine, both in the middle,” he emphasized. Sri then emphasized the importance of consistency in planning so that health services were not interrupted. He reminded that the scarcity of drugs and vaccines in the community can cause unrest in the community. “If the center does not have, where should the region ask? It should be the focus to provide drugs and vaccines so that people are protected,” he said. Also watch video: cases of Indonesian leprosy entering the top 3 world (AMW/IDN)