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House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (right) takes her seat while talking with deputy speaker Azis Syamsuddin before presiding over a plenary session at the House building in Jakarta on May 12. Puan said the House and the government must immediately discuss the revision to Law No. 4/1984 on communicable disease outbreaks in order to improve the national health system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)

House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani said the House and the government must immediately discuss the revision to Law No. 4/1984 on communicable disease outbreaks in order to improve the national health system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the revision of the bill, which has been included in 2020-2024 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), would help to improve health infrastructure, drug and vaccine development, availability of medical devices and health research. As quoted by the Jakartapost.com, Puan stated in a statement on Monday that prevention, detection, and response to infectious diseases need to be adjusted to international guidelines, developments in science and technology, changes in the cross-border transmission of diseases and changes in transportation, globalization, and free trade//  Puan further  said the government should use the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to improve the national health system, while highlighting the importance of expanding the role of community health centers (Puskesmas)// JP

House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani said the House and the government must immediately discuss the revision to Law No. 4/1984 on communicable disease outbreaks in order to improve the national health system amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the revision of the bill, which has been included in the 2020-2024 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), would help to improve health infrastructure, drug and vaccine development, availability of medical devices and health research. “Prevention, detection and response to infectious diseases need to be adjusted to international guidelines, developments in science and technology, changes in the cross-border transmission of diseases and changes in transportation, globalization and free trade,” Puan said in a statement on Monday.

This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "House, govt must discuss revision to law on contagious disease outbreaks: Puan". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/08/31/house-govt-must-discuss-revision-to-law-on-contagious-disease-outbreaks-puan.html.


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