Jakarta, Oct. 4 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian urged regional governments to play an active role in preparing regional public hospitals to become teaching hospitals as part of efforts to realize equal distribution of specialist doctors.

For the strengthening of the Medical Specialty Training Program (PPDS) by involving regional public hospitals, a joint ministerial decree of the Home Affairs Minister, the Health Minister, and the Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister will be issued.

In a statement here on Saturday, Karnavian affirmed that he will also issue a circular calling on all regional heads to fully support this scheme, which will enable partnerships between faculties of medicine and regional hospitals.

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