Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- The Indonesian government is strengthening integrated support for people recovering from substance abuse through a cross-agency initiative covering rehabilitation, vocational training, employment, and empowerment.

The collaboration involves the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Manpower, and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), and was formalized through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday.

In a statement issued Tuesday, Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said data integration through the National Social and Economic Single Data (DTSEN) would serve as a foundation for ministries and agencies to implement interventions, ensuring more...