Meet Pramono, Minister of Health asks DKI to support health ship services on a thousand islands

Jakarta – Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin met with the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, in the Jakarta Town Hall. During the meeting, the Minister of Health requested the support of the DKI Jakarta provincial government to strengthen ship -based moving health services in the thousand islands. Budi explained that the Ministry of Health along with community organizations operated a health service program on ships, including small operations in remote areas. This program previously offered in East Indonesia, and also reached the inhabitants of the thousand islands. “I came here to ask for help to the Governor. The Ministry of Health therefore has cooperation, the same as community organizations that provide moving health services, especially operations on remote ships. It starts first in East Indonesia,” Budi said in Jakarta City Hall on Monday (8/25/2025). Browse to continue the content, according to him, there are three things asked for support to the DKI Jakarta provincial government. First, release or discount on the cost of a ship to the port of Muara Angke. Secondly, the provision of ship parking slots as the number of fleet increased to three units. Third, to make this shipping health program more structured and official in collaboration with the government. “Once they are lean, they can serve 500 to 1,000 people. The operations are mostly small operations, such as lumps, appendicitis, hernias, to the caesarean section,” he said. “And they said, the nature of ad hoc. In response, the governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, immediately supported a commitment to fully. He claims that the three requests are facilitated by the DKI Jakarta provincial government. And more importantly, we work with the thousand island itself. I asked the collaboration agency, the regent of the thousand islands and the head of the health office to follow it up, “Pramono said. Pramono assessed that the healthship program was very beneficial for the Thousand Island community.” What the Minister of Health is doing with the private sector is very good. We are grateful for the beneficiary people, “he added. (Call/Deck)