Indo: Minister of Health Resolution Virus Continue Struggle at Geneva

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 08:53 pm

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta - Minister of Health Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih continue to fight the virus in the transfer resolution of the Executive Board meeting the World Health Organization. The trial lasted for five days in Geneva, Switzerland since the start Monday.

"The presence of the Minister's important to fight for the resolution to run in accordance with the original agreement," said Lily S. Sulistyowati via press release.

Minister with delegation of Indonesia develop various inputs and responses to the resolutions and proposals on the Executive Board meeting. WHO Executive Board consisting of 34 member states elected by the World Health Assembly (WHA) and served for a period of three years. Currently chairman of the body position assumed by the Minister of Endang. Its main task is to provide input on decisions and policies to be determined by the WHA.

Resolution regarding the transfer of viruses or other Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) has been initiated by the previous minister Siti Fadilah Supari. If approved and legal power, SMTA will change the order of the use of viruses that are valid for 62 years, into a framework that is more fair, transparent, and equal.

SMTA will open access to influenza viruses, which opens great opportunities for developing country researchers to enhance research capacity. Indonesia and other developing countries can develop diagnostic tools, vaccines and drug against bird flu virus and other viruses of pandemic potential, including H1N1, or swine flu. So that the capacity of research and vaccine production is not limited to just a few developed countries ..

In the trial this time, Indonesia also has proposed a new draft resolution on the Improvement of Health through the Safe and Environmentally Sound Management and Viral Hepatitis. The government has also prepared several other responses concerning the resolution of Birth defects, Availability, Safety, & Blood Product Quality, Monitoring the achievement of MDGs, food safety and others, who have a large impact on health in Indonesia.

Apart from attending the hearing, the Indonesian delegation also plans several bilateral meetings with several ministers of health which is considered to strengthen Indonesia's position in the Executive Board forums. Some ministers who met, among others from India, Bangladesh and several other world organizations such as the Excutive Director of the Global Funds and others.


AQIDA SWAMURTI