Jakarta, April 24 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated during the National Health Meeting in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, that health, apart from education, are key to achieving a Golden Indonesia in 2045.

Sadikin underscored the importance of firstly focusing on health since formal education for children starts at around four or five years of age, though it is important that their health must be taken care of long before they were born, which is during the gestation period of nine months.

He stated that World Bank classifies countries with a gross national income of US$13 thousand as developed. However, he pointed out that currently, Indonesia's gross national income is only US$4,800, so its people need to earn twice and h...