The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us the lesson that no one is safe until everybody is safe. To realize security for everyone, the ministry encourages the formation of a global health system.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Health Ministry encourages G20 member countries to boost synergy in building and forming a global health system.

G20 is an international forum comprising 19 countries that work together to handle major issues. Indonesia is holding the presidency of the grouping this year.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us the lesson that no one is safe until everybody is safe," Health Ministry's G20 spokesperson Siti Nadia Tarmizi said in a statement on Monday.

"To realize security for everyone, the ministry encourages the formation of a global health system," she affirmed.

The development of a global health system is conducted by bolstering synergy and mobilizing financial resources as well as essential health, she noted.

"At the same time, (it is done by) optimizing the global genomic data platform trusted by scientists across the world," she remarked.

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Moreover, the financing mechanism is vital to help countries that need it and to respond to health problems during the pandemic in future, according to Tarmizi.

"We need to support the formation of a suitable financial intermediary fund through funding from G20 countries and the health task force," she remarked.

"Fund alone is not enough. In the future, we should build a mechanism to bolster and mobilize resources, so that emergency medical mitigation can be accessed by every country when crises occur," she affirmed.

She also underlined the need for consolidation and efforts to strengthen the existing multisectoral partnership.

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"Partnerships that have been established throughout the endemic and pandemic should continue to be strengthened or become more permanent. These partnerships can help countries effectively handle pandemics in the future," she affirmed.

Through the statement, the ministry also pushes for harmonization of global health protocol standards deemed to be able to promote global mobility and expedite economic recovery.

Harmonization is conducted through a risk-based approach while taking into account other factors, such as disease epidemiology and the health system's capacity, she explained.


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