BOGOR - Main Expert Staff of the President, Brian Sri Prahastuti, along with staff from the Presidential Staff Office visited the National Mental Health Center (PKJN) Marzoeki Mahdi Hospital, Bogor, Monday (8/7/2024). His visit was welcomed by the directors, management and health workers at PKJN Marzoeki Mahdi Hospital.
Main Director of PKJN Marzoeki Mahdi Hospital, Nova Riyanti Yusuf, in his speech explained the direction of mental health development in the hospital pillar, including community-based mental health services.
"His concern concerns the transition from government to the next government, so he feels that mental health has become a priority, don't let it stop being a priority in the next government," he said.
One of the objectives of the visit by the team from the Presidential Staff Office was to look for data related to the mental health program carried out by PKJN Marzoeki Mahdi Hospital through discussions and hospital tours, so as to get an overview of comprehensive mental health treatment. Furthermore, Brian said that the Presidential Staff Office was very concerned about mental health problems in Indonesia.
“We hoped that with this visit, we could get more comprehensive information, and apparently yes. "(The information) is very rich, because in the next few days we will hold small discussions in the office to identify what policy gaps still exist, then as far as possible we can formulate policy proposals or recommendations for the next government," he concluded.
On this visit, Brian was accompanied by Irhamna, Permata Silitonga, Nazwa Syailendra, and Zefanya. (Rnt)