Terawan Putranto

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Terawan Agus Putranto
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21st Minister of Health of Indonesia
Assumed office
23 October 2019
President Joko Widodo
Preceded by Nila Moeloek
Personal details
Born (1964-08-05) 5 August 1964 (age 55)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Alma mater Gadjah Mada University
Military service
Allegiance Indonesian National Armed Forces
Branch/service Insignia of the Indonesian Army.svg Indonesian Army Medical Corps
Rank 21-TNI Army-LG.svg Lieutenant general

Terawan Agus Putranto (born 5 August 1964) is the current Minister of Health of Indonesia, in office since 23 October 2019. [1] He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Gajah Mada University and then joined the Indonesian Army as a military physician.

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Positions

Minister of Health of Indonesia

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo appointed Terawan as the Minister of Health on 23 October 2019. Before his appointment, President Jokowi promoted Terawan to the rank of Lieutenant General. [4]

During his appointment, he focused on reducing the massive deficit of Indonesia's single-payer government healthcare program BPJS Kesehatan [5] , earning more controversy as he seemingly failed to address the issue as the government is forced to increase the premium for the healthcare [6] . He also worked on the issue of stunting, one of the main promises of vice-president Ma'ruf Amin during his campaign trail. [7]

2019-20 coronavirus pandemic

During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, he worked to evacuate 188 Indonesians trapped in the Dream World cruise ship. [8] However, he gained controversy for quarantining Indonesians returning from Wuhan too close to residential areas, despite assurance from Indonesian government that the returning Indonesians were not infected. After a mandatory 14-days period of quarantine, all Indonesians quarantined were declared infection-free. [9]

Terawan has also been criticized for stating that flu is more dangerous than COVID-19, stating that flu has a higher mortality rate than COVID-19. [10]

Terawan is also under fire for his "anti-science" and "arrogant" attitude in leading the COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia. [11]

Controversy

Prior to his appointment as minister of health. Terawan was known for his “brain-cleaning” treatment or intra-arterial cerebral flushing, a combination of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and heparin injection for stroke patients. He claimed his method was effective treatment for stroke patients, which led to Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) issued a recommendation to suspend him for a year over a violation of three articles of the Indonesian Doctors Ethics Code. [12] Around October 2019, Terawan was named as one of the candidates to be the next Minister of Health. IDI then written to Jokowi, suggesting that he should not be appointed as Minister. [13] However, Jokowi said that Terawan had met all criteria required to be a minister of health, and referred to his previous experience in managing budgets and human resources, including during his service as the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (RSPAD) director. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profil Dokter Terawan, Menteri Kesehatan Kabinet Indonesia Maju". Kompas. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Secretariat General and Chairmanship". cimm-icmm.org. CIMM ICMM. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Mediatama, Grahanusa (25 October 2019). "Sebelum diangkat jadi menteri, Terawan diberi kenaikan pangkat luar biasa oleh Jokowi". kontan.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jokowi : Dokter Terawan Sudah Punya Jurus Atasi Defisit BPJS Kesehatan | Finansial". Bisnis.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Putri, Cantika Adinda. "Cerita Kekecewaan Terawan yang 'Angkat Tangan' soal BPJS". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Trimahanani, Emy (19 February 2020). "Kolaborasi Kementerian dan Lembaga demi Percepatan Pencegahan Stunting". Berita Daerah. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Menkes Terawan Jelaskan Pentingnya Evakuasi WNI di Kapal World Dream Didahulukan". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Redaksi. "Terawan: 238 WNI dari Natuna Sehat & Bebas Corona". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Sihombing, Rolando Fransiscus. "Menkes: Kematian Gegara Flu Lebih Tinggi, Kenapa Heboh Corona Luar Biasa?". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Post, The Jakarta. "Terawan must go, civil groups say, demanding crisis-sensitive health minister". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "'Brain wash' stroke treatment under scrutiny in Indonesia after inquiry". The Straits Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Jabatan Menkesnya Ditolak IDI, Terawan Tak Ambil Pusing - Katadata.co.id". katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Despite health minister controversy, health priorities can't wait". Jakarta Post. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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