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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pushed for strengthening the global health architecture at the G20 Summit.

According to him, the world must not be complacent even though it is now recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic because the next health emergency can arise at any time.

Therefore, President Jokowi encourages the G20 to take concrete and immediate steps so that the world is better prepared to save lives and the world economy.

This was stated by President Jokowi in the second session of the G20 Summit which discussed health issues at the Apurva Kempinski Hotel, Badung, Bali, Tuesday (11/15/2022).

"The G20 must take concrete and immediate steps. First, the global health architecture must be strengthened. We need a stronger and more effective WHO so that solidarity and justice must become the spirit of the global health architecture," said the President.

In this regard, the G20 has succeeded in establishing a pandemic fund. According to the President, this initiative must be followed by additional funding contributions so that it functions optimally.

"I invite all parties to contribute, Indonesia has committed $50 million. The G20 must also take part in overseeing the process of forming this Pandemic Treaty," he said.

Second, the President encourages developing countries to be empowered as part of the solution. According to him, health capacity gaps cannot be tolerated and developing countries need empowering partnerships.

In addition, he said, developing countries must also become part of the global health supply chain, including manufacturing and research centers.

"This can only happen if investment in the health industry is increased, research cooperation and technology transfer are strengthened. And access to production raw materials for developing countries is expanded," he said. (RRI)