Jakarta, April 14 -- The Ministry of Health is seeking to broaden access to health services through village clinics and pharmacies as well as integrate them into Red and White Village Cooperatives.

This was conveyed by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin during the dissemination of information on Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2025 here on Monday.

He said that village clinics and pharmacies play a role in implementing government programs in the field of public health services. They can carry out commercial activities through cooperatives, in addition to government program services, he noted.

According to Sadikin, for the purpose, Indonesia already has the necessary infrastructure and only requires human resources, services, and r...