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Indonesia's Health Minister Faces Resignation Pressure Amid Crisis

6/4/2025

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Indonesia's health minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, is under mounting pressure to resign as tensions rise with medical professionals. Leading medical faculties warn that government actions jeopardize vital healthcare reforms and threaten the autonomy of practitioners. They are calling on President Prabowo Subianto to reassess health policies and Sadikin's position to safeguard the integrity of medical education and services.

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Indonesia's health minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, is under mounting pressure to resign as tensions rise with medical professionals. Leading medical faculties warn that government actions jeopardize vital healthcare reforms and threaten the autonomy of practitioners. They are calling on President Prabowo Subianto to reassess health policies and Sadikin's position to safeguard the integrity of medical education and services.