The third and last priority issue that Indonesia's (G20) Presidency wants to propose in the global health architecture is the need to redistribute global manufacturing and research centers.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has called for the redistribution of global manufacturing and research centers to strengthen the global health architecture.



"The third and last priority issue that Indonesia's (G20) Presidency wants to propose in the global health architecture is the need to redistribute global manufacturing and research centers," Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said at the 'High Level International Seminar: Strengthening Global Health Architecture,' held as part of the G20 Agenda, in Jakarta on Thursday.



The redistribution of global manufacturing and research centers is needed when a country faces a pandemic that may lead to the disappearance of manufacturing and research capacity needed by the world, he elaborated.


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Thus, if the manufacturing and research capacity in a certain area is lost, the world will still have other manufacturing and research centers in Asia, Africa, or America, he said.



The minister assured the G20 of Indonesia's commitment to setting up a manufacturing and research center.



He also stressed the need for a global fund to ensure that each country invests during peaceful times to prepare for difficult times.



Citing an example, he said vaccines can now be developed more quickly than before thanks to advanced technology.


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"So, if we can replicate this capacity faster, then not several countries but many countries will produce a stronger defense system during peaceful times with sufficient funds for us to brace for another pandemic," he said.



To that end, he said he was quite interested in how vaccine development technologies, such as mRNA, can be distributed to the rest of the world for boosting either manufacturing or research capacity.


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