Indonesia Minister of Health Visits

Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak (l) talks with Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

Photo:  judith coan-stevens

Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak welcomed Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Budi Gunadi Sadikin to NIH on May 23. The two met in Wilson Hall and agreed to formalize discussions for further cooperation between the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MOH) and NIH through a Letter of Intent.

Also taking part in the discussion were the MOH director general of pharmaceutical and medical devices, the MOH director for global health and health technology, representatives from the Embassy of Indonesia along with NIH leaders from the Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).