Jakarta, Dec. 6 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized the importance of continuing his ministry's partnership with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) in supporting Indonesia's immunization program to reduce child mortality cases.

In the Health Ministry's statement received here on Thursday, he highlighted the positive impact of GAVI's support since 2002, which has helped Indonesia reduce the child mortality rate.

Earlier, Sadikin drew attention to the fact that Indonesia still lacked several antigens, but in 2023, the country managed to gain access to the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), and Rotavirus vaccine.

"Thanks to GAVI, we gained access to these vaccines....