Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) with newly assigned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin during the inauguration ceremony in Jakarta on Dec 23, 2020.- REUTERS/INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Dec 23) appointed Dr Dante Saksono Harbuwono to a new post of deputy health minister in a Cabinet reshuffle to better tackle the coronavirus crisis.
Although Indonesia desperately needs the strong managerial skills of newly-assigned Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to lead Covid-19 vaccination programme early next year, his appointment has sparked worries as he does not possess medical qualifications like his predecessors.
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