JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian doctors and nurses on Monday (Jun 5) urged lawmakers to halt discussions on proposed revisions to healthcare laws that they said would dilute protections for medical practitioners. Indonesia's parliament in February proposed a host of revisions to current healthcare laws, in
JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian doctors and nurses on Monday urged lawmakers to halt discussions on proposed revisions to healthcare laws that they said would dilute protections for medical practitioners.
The government has said the revisions are necessary to streamline the current laws. A health ministry spokesperson, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said the new law aims to improve services in the middle-income country.Placards are seen during a protest against a new health bill outside the Indonesian Parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jun 5, 2023.
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