Indonesian medical association renews call for health omnibus bill deliberation halt


A health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination drive in Pulo Aceh, a remote island in Aceh, on Dec. 6, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA, May 20 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI), a staunch opposition of the omnibus bill on health, has once again demanded lawmakers stop the bill deliberation, arguing that if passed, it may risk undermining the role of medical associations.

The omnibus health bill seeks to bring in sweeping changes to the health sector by supplanting 10 existing laws, including the 2004 Medical Practice law, the 2009 Health Law, the 2009 Hospitals Law and the 2014 Health Workers Law.

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