Jakarta, Jan. 28 -- Indonesia's health minister said the country's food and drug regulator has reached a high World Health Organization (WHO) standard and is ready to help Pakistan strengthen its own regulatory system, opening opportunities for cooperation in vaccines and pharmaceuticals.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has achieved WHO maturity level 4, the highest classification for national regulatory authorities.

"Yesterday, the Pakistani minister came and asked, 'How can we reach level 4?' I directed him to BPOM to review its performance. I think this is something Pakistan really needs," Sadikin said at BPOM's 25th anniversary celebration on Wednesday.

Sadikin noted that ...