Faculty of Medicine IPB University Participates in Global Health Systems Forum in the Philippines
The Faculty of Medicine (FK) of IPB University had the opportunity to attend the INSPIRE meeting hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The prestigious event took place at ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines (7/7-11).
The dean of the faculty, Dr dr Ivan Rizal Sini, GDRM, MMIS, FRANZCOG, SpOG, revealed that this forum was an effort to support government programs within the health sector. Specifically, he elaborated, this meeting discussed inclusivity, sustainability, welfare, and resilience in health systems across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Indonesian delegation was led by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia and his staff, the President Director of the Health Social Security Organising Agency (BPJS Kesehatan), as well as medical faculty academia from various universities in Indonesia including IPB University.
“IPB University has received remarkable attention from both the Indonesian Government and ADB through community-based health initiatives as an effort to increase community resilience,” Dr Ivan stated.
Representatives from ADB, including Scott Morris, Dr Eduardo Banzon, and Leah Guiterrez, emphasised the urgency of regional and global cooperation in public health policy to increase resilience in the face of climate change and future pandemics.
For example, the impact of climate change on public health was delivered by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to Dr Ivan, such a topic is of very close similitude to IPB University Faculty of Medicine’s framework in the one health approach. As is known, the five main principles in the G20 framework for climate and health are:
- Prioritising climate-resilient development.
- Developing a low-carbon and sustainable health system.
- Decarbonising of the health sector supply chain.
- Mobilising climate finance
- Promoting cross-sectoral collaboration, including animal health, within a one health approach.
ADB reaffirmed its funding efforts through its Climate Health Initiative (CHI) and technological innovation in order to address various aspects of diseases such as tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and psychiatry.
During the forum, Indonesia’s Minister of Health, Budi G Sadikin, outlined the nation’s six pillars of transformation serving as a milestone for health progress in Indonesia, aiming to improve quality services, ease of access and financial affordability of healthcare in Indonesia. (IAAS/EXC)
