Bogor – Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto expressed his pride that the Indonesian Defense University (Unhan) has made history by graduating the first military medical doctors in Indonesia.
“Why do I say this is historic, because for the first time Unhan has produced 75 military medical graduates,” said Prabowo in his speech at the graduation ceremony of Unhan RI students in Sentul, Bogor, on Monday (12/2).
Prabowo also highlighted Indonesia’s need for 140,000 doctors to address the issue of healthcare workers.
“We started a few years ago from Unhan, and now our capacity is only 75 doctors. Yet, our country needs an additional 140,000 doctors,” he explained.
“We are short of 140,000 doctors, and if we fill that gap, it will only meet the requirements of a country recognized by the UN with a standard of adequate healthcare for a modern country,” he added.
A total of 573 graduates who attended the event today consisted of Doctors (17); Faculty of Defense Strategy (273); Faculty of Defense Management (69); Faculty of National Security (82); Faculty of Defense Science and Technology (57); and 75 from the Military Medical Faculty (75). (SENOPATI)
