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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin inaugurates the VI National Conference on Religious Harmony Forum in Manado city, North Sulawesi province on Friday (November 19, 2021). (ANTARA/Fransiska Ninditya/uyu)

Intensive countermeasure will be carried out to check terrorism and radicalism in all Indonesian regions by involving religious figures, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said.

“We have already had the institution to conduct the attempt, which is the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT). Hence, we will strengthen the attempt by involving religious figures," he informed here on Friday.

The countermeasures will prioritize counter-radicalization and deradicalization attempts, he said.

“Since they have gone through a radicalization process, hence, we will have to do counter-radicalization,” he said.

Furthermore, the Vice President said that deradicalization measures would be applied to people who have been exposed to radicalism.

“If the radicalism is caused by their false religious understanding, then their religious views must be corrected,” he remarked.

In addition, a wrong perception of injustice can lead to radicalism, he noted.

“We must straighten out the misunderstanding -- which injustice they refer to, so we can improve it," he stated.

According to Amin, the countermeasures will require cooperation with various parties -- from the education, social, religious and economic sectors -- and involvement of the related ministries/institutions and non-ministries/institutions.

Coordination between all ministries/institutions involved in countering terrorism will be conducted by BNPT, he said.

The Vice President also urged that counter-radicalism and deradicalization be handled massively as soon as possible to avoid widespread "wrong understanding".

"Hence, it has been agreed that the countermeasure will be conducted massively -- and as early as possible if the exposed person is a youngster, thus they will not be provoked with the misunderstanding," he added//ANT

Acting deputy for population control at the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Dwi Listyawardani (front middle), at an event here on Friday (November 19, 2021). (ANTARA/HO-BKKBN)

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has modified the family planning service program in hospitals to improve the public's interest in using contraception, the agency's population control acting deputy, Dwi Listyawardani, has said.

"The financing for family planning services has been dealt by health facilities without passing through the referral mechanism," she noted in an official statement released by BKKBN that ANTARA received here on Friday.

Currently, hospitals can carry out family planning services with BKKBN bearing the cost through the Family Planning Operation Cost (BOKB) mechanism, she said.

The budget for BOKB will be placed in the budget of the district or city Family Planning Regional Governmental Apparatus Organization (OPD), she informed.

The modification was done after BKKBN revived the use of family planning in hospitals in response to many people evincing interest in receiving family planning services, Listyawardani said.

People have been encountering difficulty in accessing family planning service centers, especially those living in regions, she noted.

According to BKKBN data, 30 percent of people are using oral contraceptives, 40 percent injections, 2 percent vasectomy, 10 percent IUDs (intrauterine devices), 15 percent implants, and 5 percent tubectomy for family planning.

"There will no longer be any problem in accessing family planning services anywhere, as long as the human resources in hospitals and health facilities have the competency," Listyawardani affirmed.

To realize this competency, BKKBN organized national training for40,000doctors and midwives from 2011 to 2015, she informed.

The training aimed to improve their competency in providing family planning services using Long-Term Contraception Methods (MKJP), she said.

In addition, BKKBN is developing the Gandarusa contraceptive pill for men, which is now in the clinical trial phase, while also developing a family planning pill with many benefits, she said.

The acting deputy expressed the hope that through these efforts, the number of family planning participants will increase and the program will cover more areas.

She said she also expected that the paradigm surrounding the concept of building a family will change.

If the paradigm changes, BKKBN's target to have 70 percent of mothers using contraceptives after labor could be achieved, she said adding, it could also help check the rise in stunting rate.

"At least, 70 percent of mothers after labor, when they return home, should already be wearing family planning. Whatever the methods are. At least, they bring pill as contraception before they wear MKJP," Listyawardani expounded.

Before this modification, family planning services were provided in hospitals through a referral mechanism, which resulted in a drastic decrease in these services, she said//ANT

A police officer stands guard at one of the security posts of the 2021 Mandalika World Superbike at Dasan Cermen Village, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on November 19, 2021. (ANTARA/HO-Mataram City Resort Police/uyu) 

The Mataram city police deployed its personnel at various locations of the city's entry points to secure the convening of the 2021 World Superbike (WSBK) at the Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

As the main buffer area of the international racing venue, the resort police stationed 100 police personnel at 20 security posts.

"We have set up three inspection posts at Tembolak Pelangi Monument, Bintaro Village, and Dasan Cermen Village," Mataram City Police Chief Senior Commissioner Heri Wahyudi informed here on Friday.

The city police was assisted by local military and Transportation Office personnel to check the passengers and luggage brought of every passing vehicle.

"We also monitor the passengers’ health protocols," he said.

In addition to the three posts, security personnel were assigned at the former Selaparang Airport, which was one of the Transportation Office’s free shuttle bus pick-up points for WSBK spectators.

"We have assigned our personnel there to assist in checking the requirements for attending WSBK, such as tickets, COVID-19 antigen test results and vaccination certificates," Wahyudi stated.

The city police has also established an integrated security post at the Karang Jangkong Roundabout.

"It serves as a control center for traffic security and to disseminate information on the implementation of WSBK," he remarked.

Furthermore, he noted that three patrol teams were in charge all day amid the implementation of the international racing event.

"The first team comprised the Police Traffic Unit and Transportation Office that are assigned to oversee the traffic and manage any congestion," he informed.

The second team comprising the police, military, and public order agency (Satpol PP) will conduct routine night patrols.

"The last team is tasked with disseminating information on health protocols to the community as well as distributing free masks and hand sanitizers," he added.

In addition, the resort police deploys its personnel at each lodging, as guests have occupied all inns in Mataram City//ANT

Acting director general of disease prevention and handling at the Health Ministry, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, at a webinar observed from here on Friday (November 19, 2021). (ANTARA/Sanya Dinda/FR) 

The Health Ministry will continue to transform the six pillars of the health sector, the ministry's acting director general of disease prevention and handling, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, said at a webinar that ANTARA joined from here on Friday.

"Starting from primary services, we will truly strengthen puskesmas (public health centers) starting from their health education to primary and secondary prevention, including increasing the human resources there," he informed.

The government is currently striving to resolve the issue concerning the lack of health workers at puskesmas despite the fact that there are many graduates from health polytechnics, he said.

Health human resources management should be transformed, starting from health workers' assignment planning to their distribution, in order to cover all regions of Indonesia, he added.

In addition, the government will continue to transform referral services by making their access easier through network creation wherein the most chronic disease referral services will be in city centers, Rondonuwu informed.

"Then, we will transform the health system, as we learned from the pandemic that cities experienced difficulty with mask and protection equipment," he added.

"To this end, health device and pharmacy resiliency will be the option going forward in how we can manage independently," he said.

The government will drive the production of pharmaceutical and health equipment in regions, he added.

At the same time, emergency response services and reserve health human resources will also be bolstered by involving students, the army, and the police, the official said.

Health financing will also be transformed especially concerning improving the effectiveness of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency's (BPJS Kesehatan) financing, Rondonuwu said. In this case, BPJS will also participate in preventing the spread of diseases, he informed.

The ministry will transform the health technology, he added//ANT