Jakarta, Sept. 30 -- Indonesia's Health Ministry aims to complete the revitalization of 66 regional public hospitals (RSUD) from Type D to Type C by 2027 to expand equitable and quality health services nationwide.

Speaking at a press conference with the Indonesian Government Communications Agency (Bakom) in Jakarta on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono confirmed that the phased initiative is to improve health services in remote and frontier regions currently lacking essential surgical and specialist infrastructure.

"President Prabowo Subianto has instructed us to revitalize district, village and regency hospitals which do not yet have Class C hospitals and lack operating rooms," Dante said.

According to Dante,...