Day: November 24, 2022

East Asia intergovernmental congress expected to forge cooperation

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said that he expects the 11th East Asia Local and Regional Government Congress in Bandung City to strengthen cooperation in several fields. The congress is being held from November 23–25, 2022. “Although this event is being held amid a state of mourning for the Cianjur

No increase in acute kidney injury cases: ministry

The number of cases of atypical progressive acute kidney injury in children has not increased in the past two weeks, Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril informed on Thursday. “Since two weeks ago until now, there have been no additional cases. This is the result of a joint effort, where there

Teachers’ role crucial in human resource building program: ministry

Teachers have an important role in making the human resource development program a success and realizing a first-rate generation of great quality, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture. “The role of teachers is very strategic in preparing the productive force ahead of the demographic bonus and

Ministry calls for need-based placement of health workers in regions

The Indonesian Health Ministry has asked local governments to regulate the placement of health workers based on the staffing needs at healthcare facilities. “There are many health workers who are still unfit in the (staff) formation. We do not know what are the regional governments’ considerations,” director general of health workers

The Indonesian Health Ministry has asked local governments to regulate the placement of health workers based on the staffing needs at healthcare facilities. “There are many health workers who are still unfit in the (staff) formation. We do not know what are the regional governments’ considerations,” director general of health workers at the ministry, Arianti Anaya, said at a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday. For example, a community health center (puskesmas) whose staff consists of nine members, eight of whom are nurses, when in fact, puskesmas also need midwives, nutritionists, environmental health officers, pharmacists, and health promotion officers. Out of around 80 thousand puskesmas in Indonesia, only 15 thousand to 20 thousand, or around 25 percent, have the right staff composition according to their needs, Anaya pointed out. In addition, there are still around 500 puskesmas that do not have doctors and about 50 percent of them do not have health workers. According to her, incomplete health worker staffing has also been observed at around 3,800 regional public hospitals or RSUDs. Therefore, Anaya asked the regional government and related agencies to fulfill the staffing requirements at health service facilities according to their needs. She said that the central government wants each puskesmas to have the required staff members, including general practitioners, dentists, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, nutritionists, environmental health officers, community health officers, health promotion officers, and medical laboratory technology experts (ATLM). RSUD staff must at least include seven basic medical specialists, namely internal medicine specialists, obstetricians, pediatricians, surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and clinical pathologists. Anaya also informed that currently, the number of non-state civil apparatus health workers has reached 484,052, including 457,517 health workers in the local government sphere and 23,917 health workers at ministries/agencies. In 2022, the number of applications for health workers’ posts reached 88,370, with local governments proposing the recruitment of 80,049 health workers and ministries/agencies proposing the recruitment of 8,321 health workers. Anaya said she hopes that in the future, local governments would fill staff positions at puskesmas and hospitals based on their needs. Source: Antara News

Recently, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province has released “What you do not know about Fuzhou – the Ecological Fuzhou”, a promotional video for Fuzhou City, through overseas social media accounts including “Paris Oriental Center”, “Discovery in Fujian”, and “Discovery in Fuzhou”, guiding global netizens to enjoy the ecological beauty of Fuzhou,

Montara oil spill compensation must benefit people, ecosystem: govt

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has asked that the compensation for the Montara oil spill be managed professionally for the benefit of the affected communities and ecosystem. “I also suggest to establish a fishermen’s cooperative to manage it (the compensation) professionally. Later, we will provide