As the government calls for developing the herbal medicine sector, officials and scientists have both highlighted the need to gain the support of the medical community and to standardize certification for herbal medicines derived from Indonesia’s wide variety of endemic plant species.
Research and Technology Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said that the government had declared the development of Indonesian modern medicine (OMAI) as a national research priority in its pursuit of a self-sufficient health system, which rose to the forefront with the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. However, he said, more needed to be done to expand product adoption.
“We have realized that, indeed, we need the support of doctors and hospital heads. This is a major [issue] because the [primary] users, in this case, doctors, are not yet confident or accustomed to prescribing these medicines to their patients,” Bambang said during a webinar…
