Jakarta – The Indonesian government is working to increase the production of medical oxygen and make sure the schedule of coronavirus drugs, representative for COVID-19 vaccinations for the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, stated.
” We have actually received a dedication from the Ministry of Industry so that the conversion of commercial gas to medical oxygen is quit to 90 percent,” she said at a press conference on the implementation of emergency public activity limitations (PPKM) in Jakarta on Friday.
The oxygen production capacity in Indonesia is 866 thousand tons per year, with annual production usage pegged at 638,900 heaps, of which 75 percent is used by market and just 25 percent is utilized for medical purposes, she explained.
Through the conversion of industrial oxygen for medical use, the quantity of oxygen that can be obtained to satisfy nationwide requirements is 575 thousands loads, Tarmizi stated.
For now, the existing oxygen capacity will be taken full advantage of in 7 provinces in Java-Bali due to the boost in COVID-19 cases by 6-8 times in the locations, she included.
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Based upon data from the Ministry of Health, currently the overall need for oxygen for intensive care and isolation of COVID-19 clients has actually reached 1,928 tons/day, while the offered capability is 2,262 tons/day.
Therefore, it is targeted that the Java-Bali region can be supplied 2,262 tons of oxygen each day, Tarmizi said.
The requirement for medical grade oxygen has actually skyrocketed with the boost in COVID-19 cases, she included.
The deficiency of oxygen in some areas is more due to the distribution chain that is not yet optimum, she divulged.
The government’s technique to conquer this issue is to increase the supply of oxygen and strive for faster circulation to locations with high cases, she said.
In addition to meeting oxygen requires through domestic markets, the federal government has gotten assistance from the federal governments of Singapore, Australia, and China in the type of ventilators, empty oxygen cylinders, and oxygen concentrators, she included.
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The Indonesian government is also working to make sure the schedule of COVID-19 therapeutic drugs and is continuing to coordinate with the pharmaceutical industry to scale up production, the spokesperson stated.
The Ministry of Health is regularly coordinating with the pharmaceutical market and its circulation networks to keep an eye on the accessibility of drugs for dealing with COVID-19, in accordance with the 3rd edition of COVID-19 management guidelines, released in December, 2020, she informed.
” In case of a supply traffic jam for imports from abroad, the Ministry of Health coordinates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and pertinent ministries to assist deal with the supply bottleneck,” she stated.
The accessibility of drugs connected to COVID-19 in the pharmaceutical market and wholesalers as of July 9, 2021 stands at 3.2 million favipiravir systems, 11 thousand remdesivir injections, 157 thousand oseltamivir systems, 2.4 million oral azithromycin units, 163 thousand azithromycin infusion systems, 543 tocilizumab infusion systems, 7 thousand intravenous immunoglobulin systems, and 237 thousand ivermectin systems, she disclosed.
According to Tarmizi, the availability of medications for COVID-19 is constantly being increased and their production is being enhanced to guarantee their schedule on the field.
07/ Menkes/4826/2021 to control the greatest retail price (HET) for drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she said.
” Let us work together with each other and support each other. People likewise need to not worry by buying excessively both drugs and other infrastructure in order to preserve a balance and schedule of drugs, especially for those in requirement,” she added.
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