#doctor shortage

Collection of doctor shortage news, found 27 news.

Large education budget fuels hope for major leap

In the 2026 Draft State Budget, the Indonesian government allocated Rp757.8 trillion (approximately US$46.4 billion) ...

Doctors in border areas need legal protection: lawmaker 

Legislator Edy Wuryanto has urged the government to ensure specialist and sub-specialist doctors serving in ...

President initiates allowances for specialist doctors in 3T

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced that the government's policy of special allowances for specialist ...

Poor lifestyle putting Jakartans at risk of diabetes: official

The Jakarta Health Office has highlighted that poor lifestyle choices are putting people at risk of early-onset ...

Health Ministry endorses four-pronged approach against hepatitis

The Ministry of Health invited the community to participate actively in eliminating hepatitis in the country through ...

Govt rolls out program to boost number of health professionals

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology on Tuesday launched the Acceleration Program for Improving ...

Indonesian minister pushes reform to tackle specialist doctor shortage

Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has outlined why the country must reform its medical education ...

New task force to boost doctor numbers, quality

The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry (Kemendiktisaintek) will soon establish a task force and working ...

Govt uses hospital-based specialists program to curb doctor shortage

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the existence of the Hospital-Based Specialist Doctor Education Program (PPDS) ...

Ministry prioritizes strategic initiatives for medical education

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is focusing on strategic actions related to medical education ...

Creating more specialist doctors through teaching hospitals

The Indonesian government, on May 6, 2024, launched the Teaching Hospital-Based Specialist Doctor Education Program ...

Don't let specialist shortage hinder equipment procurement: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded that the procurement of medical equipment in various regions in Indonesia ...

Jokowi underscores need for more specialist doctors from universities

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pressed for more doctors and specialist graduates from Indonesian universities and ...

Incentive crucial to support medical students' mental health: PB IDI

The Indonesian Medical Association's (PB IDI's) Executive Board General Chairman Mohammad Adib Khumaidi ...

Prabowo promises to build 3 mln houses in rural, urban, coastal areas

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto plans to build three million houses, namely one million houses each, ...