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RI reiterates commitment to ending TB
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Health talks: Health Minister Nila Moeloek attends a hearing at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on March 20. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A.)
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ealth Minister Nila F. Moeloek reiterated Indonesia’s strong commitment to ending tuberculosis by 2030, which she said was part of the country’s development agenda.
Speaking during the High Level Leadership Meeting on Ending TB in New Delhi on Tuesday, the minister said under the strong leadership and political commitment of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Indonesia would work to achieve the goal across several sectors.
“The government has set TB control as one of its highest priority programs in its National Mid-Term Development Plan 2015-2019, which includes a TB program [...] to be monitored directly by the President,” said Nila.
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The minister said Indonesia had formulated policies to strengthen self-reliance and sustainability in TB control.
“They include: first, universal access to high quality TB care in all sectors by carrying out national health insurance and social protection schemes; second, empowering the body, to set TB control as one of its highest priority programs in the national development [plan] and commit to full funding for ending TB with the implementation of an exit strategy with external aid for TB control,” said Nila.
“Third, carrying out family health and patient-centered community approaches; fourth, establishing a district-based public-private mix strategy; fifth, practicing active case-finding and [developing] partnerships; and sixth, engaging in innovative policies and research in TB control.”
Nila said that last year, in the New Delhi meeting and the WHO Global Ministerial Conference in Moscow, Indonesia reiterated its firm commitment to eliminating TB as defined by the End TB Strategy and Development Goals.
