Jakarta (VOI News) - Indonesia must have independence in developing the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, the Ministry of Research and Technology / the National Research and Innovation Agency has given support to 6 teams developing the COVID-19 vaccine called the Red and White vaccine. This was conveyed by the Minister of Research and Technology / Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency, Bambang Brodjonegoro, in a virtual press conference, Thursday (03/12), after submitting the Minister of Research and Technology's Decree regarding the National Team for the Acceleration of Vaccine Development to the research team of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences ( LIPI) and the University of Indonesia (UI) research team.
"So we really must have independence with vaccines and that's why we provide support to 6 teams working to produce COVID-19 vaccine seeds, with this Decree the institution or the team will get budget support, both a budget for research and later a budget for clinica testing, said Bambang Brodjonegoro.
Minister of Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro further said that the 6 vaccine development teams would also get the equipment or materials needed in vaccine research, either carried out by each institution or at the National Vaccine Development Center at Komplek Puspitek (Research Center for Science and Technology) Serpong. .
Another support, Bambang Brodjonegoro continued, each team will be paired with the industry to carry out downstream and production. According to Bambang, this industry will be coordinated with Bio Farma and private companies to collaborate with the 6 teams developing the COVID-19 vaccine. The six teams or institutions formed to develop the Red and White vaccine are the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Gadjah Mada University, University of Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology, and Airlangga University. (VOI / AHM)
Jakarta (VOI News) - The 20th European Union Film Festival “Europe on Screen 2020” closed a series of film screenings and discussion events for 15 days on 30 November 2020. A total of 40 European films and a compilation of 3 short films from Indonesia, 19 discussion sessions (Film Talk) and 33 Instagram Live sessions with international and local directors have been successfully held online and watched by Indonesians from Sabang to Merauke. Apart from film screenings, Europe On Screen also held workshops and discussions attended by European and Indonesian film industry players as well as Indonesian students. Vincent Piket, Ambassador of the European Union to Indonesia, said that the festival succeeded in unveiling the uniqueness of Europe through interesting stories and with messages that were relevant from time to time. He hopes that the workshops could increase knowledge to Indonesian students.
"The festival also had a few workshops by film industry and film students in Indonesia to share experiences and knowledge. And I do think that for those who attended this session they will have gained something that will stay with them for good and that will help them along their creative path," said Vincent Piket.
The online edition of Europe on Screen 2020 film festival has been positively welcomed by the public, although there is still a desire to watch the big screen collectively. Europe on Screen is also proud to host the Short Film Pitching Project (SFPP). Of the 170 entries, 9 finalists were selected presented their ideas virtually to 3 panelists of the jury. (VOI / AHM)
PM Modi undertook a 3-city tour to conduct an extensive review of the vaccine development and manufacturing process recently. He visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune. Two of these sites are where India is indigenously developing vaccines to fight COVID and one of these sites is where crores of vaccines to save the world will be manufactured.He told the scientists that he chose to meet them face to face in order to boost their morale & help accelerate their efforts at this critical juncture in the vaccine development journey.PM Modi stressed that India considers vaccines as not only vital to good health but also as a global good, and it is India’s duty to assist other countries, including the nations in our neighbourhood, in the collective fight against the virus.
India is not only leading the world in research for vaccines but will also be crucial for the world’s vaccine production.In December, ambassadors of 100 countries are scheduled to visit Pune on December 4, they will visit Serum Institute of India and Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Limited.India has become the Pharmacy of the World in its fight against the pandemic. (Release Indian Embassy, Jakarta)
Jakarta (VOI News) - The condition of health services during the pandemic is of concern to the Indonesian government. Many steps have been taken to overcome this problem, especially by issuing protocols and regulations to ensure quality health services remain available and accessible to all people. This was conveyed by the Indonesian Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto in a virtual discussion entitled Health and Good Welfare: Using the 2030 Agenda to Achieve Health Reform, Friday (27/11). According to Terawan, President Joko Widodo has given directions to reform the Indonesian health system as a whole by prioritizing digital technology.
"The President of the Republic of Indonesia has provided directions for designing or reforming the Indonesian health system as a whole by promoting information technology and digitization in the health sector. Indonesia as an archipelagic country with a very large population needs to develop digital health services or digital health technology. With the development of digital health services, it is hoped that it can increase access to health services for all people who live and are spread throughout the archipelago in Indonesia," said Terawan.
This virtual discussion on Health is a series of activities for the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership week, organized by Team Sweden, the Swedish Embassy and Business Sweden in commemoration of 70 years of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Sweden. (VOI / AHM)