Jakarta, May 27 -- The Indonesian Health Ministry has signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with its Swedish counterpart to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector.

According to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, the MoU signing reflects the shared commitment of Indonesia and Sweden to enhance the health status and quality of life of the Indonesian people.

"Moreover, I think collaborations in healthcare are very similar across the world, such as this between Indonesia and Sweden, because our objective is the same: To save the people," Sadikin said after the MoU signing ceremony at the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership (SISP) Healthcare Conference here on Tuesday.

The first MoU inked by the Ind...