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2022 Parekraf Rakornas to discuss three main issues: minister 

The 2022 Tourism and Creative Economy (Parekraf) National Coordination Meeting will discuss three main issues, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno informed in a statement issued on Tuesday.

The first issue will be the tourism and creative economy program transformation, in keeping with the results of the 2022 G20 Presidency agenda on strengthening the pillars of health, digital transformation, and sustainable development (green energy).

"In addition, (the issue also involves) Indonesia's strategic position as the chair of 2023 ASEAN to support the creation of jobs, business opportunities, and work opportunities," he said.

The meeting will also discuss efforts to expedite strategic programs, including intellectual property-based financing, tourist village, creative village/city/district, and quality creative economy product development, in 2023.

The efforts also involve tourism and creative economy micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Proud to Travel in Indonesia, as well as the development of the five super-priority destinations.

"The last issue concerns encouraging the safe, comfortable, and resilient movement of Indonesian and international tourists by considering the health protocols as well as tourism and disaster crisis management," Uno informed.

This is expected to be supported by various parties and stakeholders to encourage the development and transformation of the tourism and creative economy sector, especially its impact on economic revival and job creation.

The 2022 Parekraf Rakornas will be held here on December 15–16, 2022, in a hybrid format. It will be themed “Inclusive and Sustainable Transformation of Tourism and Creative Economy.”

Head of the 2022 Parekraf Rakornas' organizing body, Frans Teguh, informed that the activity will open with a number of institutions or ministries sharing materials on the development of the tourism and creative economy sector.

The institutions include the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), and Ministry of Finance.

The meeting will also feature presentations from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the executive directors of the World Bank and representatives from New Zealand and the Pacific will also share their insights.

"Later, there will also be launching of several initiatives, and MoU inking between the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy with several parties for supporting the development of the domestic tourism and creative economy," he informed. 

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HPV vaccination targets 1.4 million fifth-, sixth-grader girls in 2023

President Director of state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma Honesti Basyir stated that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in 2023 will target 1.4 million fifth- and sixth-grader girls in elementary schools.

“There are several segments that we target. The first-stage government support (financing) for this vaccination is around 1.4 million fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school children in Indonesia,” he noted here on Tuesday.

Basyir remarked that the government, through Bio Farma, projected the need for vaccines in the first stage to reach around 2.8 to three million doses per year.

The HPV vaccine is given in three doses, in which 0.5 ml is given in each administration. In the bivalent HPV vaccine immunization, the second dose is given one month after the first dose and the third dose is given six months after the first dose.

The number of vaccination participants is targeted to increase again by targeting women of childbearing age, specifically those aged 10 to 50 years of age.

Based on the 2018 Basic Health Research data, cervical cancer is the second-biggest cause of death in women, with an average death rate of 13.9 per 100 thousand population.

According to the company's president director, the participation of girls in the HPV vaccination program is considered more effective in preventing HPV cases since they are not yet sexually active.

He further pointed out that in the advanced stage, the vaccination program would also target men.

Based on the website of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HPV can be transmitted through sex. Thus, men can be exposed to the virus that causes cervical cancer if they have sex with someone infected with HPV.

To meet the need for HPV vaccines in the country, Bio Farma established a technology transfer cooperation with an American pharmaceutical company, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), to produce the 4-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Indonesia.