President Prabowo Subianto has called for malaria vaccine research to\nbe accelerated. The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is\naiming to complete its research three years earlier than planned.<\/p>\n
BRIN head Arif Satria made the remarks after meeting Prabowo at the\nPresidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday (27 October 2026). Arif said\nBRIN is currently developing four malaria vaccine candidates.<\/p>\n
\u201cEarlier, we also discussed this because the President has called me\nseveral times to ask about vaccines and vaccine self-sufficiency. BRIN\nis currently conducting research into vaccines, particularly for\nmalaria, and has four vaccine candidates,\u201d Arif said.<\/p>\n
Overall, around five to six malaria vaccine candidates are being\ndeveloped in Indonesia through collaboration among various parties,\nincluding the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n
Arif said Prabowo had instructed BRIN to speed up its vaccine\nresearch. With the President\u2019s support, he said, he was working to bring\nthe target forward by three years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President asked for the research process related to this vaccine\nto be accelerated. We hope that, with his support, we can complete it\nthree years earlier than planned, as he will provide full backing for\nvaccine production, particularly for malaria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Arif said domestic development of a malaria vaccine could deliver\nwider benefits, not only for Indonesians but also for other countries\nstill facing malaria.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can produce it in Indonesia, this could be one of Indonesia\u2019s\ncontributions to the world. The President also stressed our contribution\nto the world, because malaria is not found only in Indonesia, and there\nis no vaccine available globally. We can therefore contribute to the\nwell-being of people around the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Prabowo Urges Development of Herbal Medicines<\/strong><\/p>\n Alongside malaria vaccines, Prabowo has urged the development of\nherbal medicines to be accelerated as part of efforts to achieve\nnational self-sufficiency in medicines.<\/p>\n \u201cHerbal medicines have great potential, and BRIN has also been\nworking with various parties to speed up their development,\u201d Arif\nsaid.<\/p>\n BRIN currently has 19 herbal medicine candidates intended to attain\nphytopharmaceutical status. Arif said some of the products under\ndevelopment remain at the Standardised Herbal Medicine (OHT) stage and\nneed to be tested to reach phytopharmaceutical status.<\/p>\n \u201cBRIN currently has 19 herbal medicine candidates intended to become\nphytopharmaceuticals. Some of the medicines at BRIN are still at the\nOHT, or Standardised Herbal Medicine, stage. The aim now is to advance\nthem to phytopharmaceutical status,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n To speed up the process, BRIN will co-ordinate with the Ministry of\nHealth and the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM),\nparticularly on carrying out and accelerating the required testing\nstages.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will co-ordinate with the Ministry of Health and BPOM to speed\nthis up,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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