Jakarta, May 7 -- President Prabowo Subianto revealed that one of the key topics discussed with Bill Gates during their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday was the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trial in Indonesia.

Bill Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is currently funding research and clinical trials for a TB vaccine, which has entered the testing phase in several countries.

"He is developing a TB vaccine for the world, and Indonesia has been appointed as one of the trial sites. TB claims many lives-nearly 100,000 people die each year," Prabowo said in a statement on Wednesday.

He emphasized the government's commitment to reducing the TB mortality rate, which is being addressed through several initiativ...