Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Director of PT Bio Farma Honesti Basyir during talks to merge two state-owned enterprise holdings, namely a pharmaceutical company and a hospital, in Jakarta on Monday (August 22, 2022). (ANTARA/Aji Cakti/rst)
A state-owned hospital holding will be merged with a state-owned pharmaceutical for the reason to support the national health security program, President Director of state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma Honesti Basyir informed the plan on Monday
He acknowledged that though the pharmaceutical holding already has complete health service elements, such as a clinic, it does not have a hospital yet.
“The pharmaceutical holding is focusing on the supplier side, such as medicines, vaccines, and medical devices. Meanwhile, in health services, we must strengthen our capability in the form of hospitals or clinics," Basyir added.
The company, he continued, will later control not only products but also health services from upstream to downstream.
"If we can integrate the supply and demand sides, this is extraordinary. There is no benchmark in the world where there is a corporation that has a very complete ecosystem in the healthcare industry. That is our mandate," Basyir said.
The merger of the pharmaceutical holding and the state-owned hospital is among the government’s programs, which also include building national health resilience.
Earlier, Bio Farma was granted a mandate by the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry to become an SOE pharmaceutical holding. In addition to being a holding company, Bio Farma is also the holding company for two members, Kimia Farma and Indofarma.
In July 2022, the SOE pharmaceutical holding welcomed a new member, namely PT Indonesian Nuclear Industry (Persero) or INUKI. INUKI is focusing on radiopharmaceutical products or nuclear-based medicine.
So far, the pharmaceutical holding has covered many sectors such as manufacturing, distribution systems, and health services, including clinics. The holding is also running the largest pharmaceutical retail network in Indonesia through Kimia Farma pharmacy outlets.
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