Healthcare Facilities will Play an Optimal Role in Accelerating TB Treatment, Pramono Hopes

The Jakarta Governor, Pramono Anung, supports the efforts of the Ministry of Health and the Jakarta Health Agency to achieve the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. This effort is an important part of realizing Jakarta as a global city with a healthy society.

Its people must be healthy

Pramono conveyed this while attending the Hospital Leadership for TB Elimination: Jakarta Towards TB Elimination 2030 event at Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday (10/28).

CKG Services in East Jakarta Integrated with TB Screening

He believes Jakarta has adequate human development capital and health infrastructure to support this target. Jakarta's Human Development Index (HDI) is recorded at 85.05, the highest in Indonesia.

"As a global city, one of the prerequisites is that its people must be healthy," said Pramono.

Jakarta has 197 hospitals, 44 community health centers (Puskesmas), and 292 sub-community health centers (Puskesmas) to support TB handling. Pramono hopes that all these health facilities can play an optimal role in accelerating TB handling so that the target of TB elimination by 2030 can be achieved.

"Hopefully it will answer the challenge that TB in Jakarta can be completely eliminated by 2030," he hoped.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Health, Benjamin Paulus Octavianus revealed that Indonesia accounts for approximately 10 percent of the world's total TB cases. Therefore, TB eradication is one of President Prabowo Subianto's priority programs, requiring the involvement of various sectors.

Benjamin praised the progress in TB handling in Jakarta. According to a report from the Jakarta Health Agency, several indicators show improvement, including case detection and community socialization.

He emphasized the importance of evaluation to identify shortcomings in program implementation. The Ministry of Health also convened directors of government and private hospitals, as well as the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and Indonesian National Police (Polri) to formulate improved TB handling policies and strategies by 2027.

"We are planning for 2027 to be even better so that the TB handling in Indonesia, the elimination target, is not just a story but becomes a reality," he admitted.