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At last, SOEs Minister Erick Thohir intervened and tackled the medical oxygen and Covid medication shortages that plagued many hospitals. Erick mobilized several SOEs to help meet the needs of referral hospitals particularly in Java. He also instructed Indofarma and Kimia Farma to boost ivermectin production to fill the market with ample supplies. Although the BPOM has not approved the drug, Erick is pushing its use given the efficacy and minimal side effects proven in several countries. Amid the marked increase in Covid cases, Erick, who also leads Covid-19 Mitigation and Economic Recovery Working Committee makes frequent rounds of site inspection to check on oxygen and Covid drug supplies, all the while continuing with measures to transform SOEs.
Budi Setyarso
July 12, 2021
STATE-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has enlisted the resources of several state companies to overcome the oxygen shortage for Covid-19 patients. He tasked Pertamina, state gas company PGN, Krakatau Steel as well as state electricity company PLN to help refill the oxygen supply in referral hospitals. “Whether we like it or not, we had to mobilize several SOEs for oxygen production,” Erick, 50, said during a special int
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