The average daily cases in Indonesia as of last week, is at 1,808 cases per day, which is significantly low compared to global figures. President Joko Widodo had urged the population to get booster shots, as a step to prevent
Domestic economic outlook from consumers and businesses have strengthened as Indonesia loosens its social distancing policies (PPKM). The government implemented a number of easing measures in November, including increasing the capacity of shopping malls and public transportation. This is reflected
The government is encouraging the manufacturing of medical devices to create a resilient supply chain during the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, Indonesia has been able to produce 16 of 19 categories of medical devices in-country. One of the government’s initiatives
Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, predicts that healthcare services will rapidly digitize post-pandemic, especially the application of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data. Budi said the government has used a number of healthcare technologies in
The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended its moratorium on booster doses for Covid-19 vaccine until at least the end of 2021 to allow all countries to vaccinate at least 40% of its population. Currently, as many as 70% of
The Ministry of Health, along with PT Pfizer Indonesia and BioNTech SE, signed a commitment to manufacture 50 million doses of Pfizer vaccine in 2021. This commitment is part of Pfizer and BioNTech’s global commitment to produce Covid-19 vaccines. Meanwhile,
Non-performing loans for fintech lenders have increased in the midst of the lockdowns, or “PPKM”. OJK data shows that non-performing loans (NPLs) increased from 1.32% in March to 1.54% in May. Therefore, fintech lenders are managing the credit risk in
Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani, estimates that the budgeted need for healthcare will rise again this year, reaching US$ 20.7 billion (IDR 300 trillion). It would be the second time that the government has increased its health budget due to the
One of the positive externalities of the Covid-19 pandemic is the urgency for digital transformation in the banking sector, and the development of the Islamic economy in Indonesia. A study conducted by Inventure-Alvara showed that due to the pandemic, as
E-commerce company, ShopBack, shared that sales from product categories in health have tripled, and daily necessities and electronics have doubled, during the current lock down (PPKM). In the health product category, there are at least seven types of products that
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