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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 | 5 August 1964 Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| Alma mater | Gadjah Mada University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesian National Armed Forces |
| Branch/service |  Indonesian Army Medical Corps |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Terawan Agus Putranto (born 5 August 1964) is a military doctor and radiologist by profession, who 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.
Positions
- Indonesian Presidential Medical Team, 2009.
- Chairperson of the Indonesian Radiology Specialist Association.
- Honorary chairman of the International Committee of Military Medicine.[2]
- Chair of the ASEAN Association of Radiology.
- Head of the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital, 2015.
- Minister of Health of Indonesia, 2019.[3]
Minister of Health of Indonesia
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo appoint Terawan as Minister of Health of Indonesia on 23 October 2019. Before his appointment, Jokowi gave special promotion to Terawan, promoting him to Lieutenant General.[4]
During his appointment, he focuses 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 stunting issue, one of the main promises of vice-president Ma'ruf Amin during his campaign trail.[7] During the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, he is working to evacuate 188 Indonesians trapped at Dream World cruise ship.[8] He also gain some controversy for quarantining Indonesians coming from Wuhan too close to residential areas, despite assurance from Indonesian government that the Indonesians coming from Wuhan is not infected. After a mandatory 14-days period of quarantine, all Indonesians quarantined is declared infection-free.[9]
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 patient, which led to Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) issued a recommendation to suspend him for a year over an ethics violation for violating three articles of the Indonesian Doctors Ethics Code.[10] Around october 2019, Terawan was named as one candidate to be minister of health. IDI then written to Jokowi, suggesting that he should not be appointed as minister.[11] However, Jokowi said that Terawan had met all criteria required to be a minister of health, and refer to his previous experience in managing budgets and human resources, including during his service as the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (RSPAD) director. [12]
References
- ^ "Profil Dokter Terawan, Menteri Kesehatan Kabinet Indonesia Maju". Kompas. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Secretariat General and Chairmanship". cimm-icmm.org. CIMM ICMM. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jokowi : Dokter Terawan Sudah Punya Jurus Atasi Defisit BPJS Kesehatan | Finansial". Bisnis.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Putri, Cantika Adinda. "Cerita Kekecewaan Terawan yang 'Angkat Tangan' soal BPJS". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Trimahanani, Emy (19 February 2020). "Kolaborasi Kementerian dan Lembaga demi Percepatan Pencegahan Stunting". Berita Daerah. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Menkes Terawan Jelaskan Pentingnya Evakuasi WNI di Kapal World Dream Didahulukan". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Redaksi. "Terawan: 238 WNI dari Natuna Sehat & Bebas Corona". news (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "'Brain wash' stroke treatment under scrutiny in Indonesia after inquiry". The Straits Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Jabatan Menkesnya Ditolak IDI, Terawan Tak Ambil Pusing - Katadata.co.id". katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Despite health minister controversy, health priorities can't wait". Jakarta Post. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.