Health ministry appoints officials

JAKARTA: Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari appointed five new senior officials in a ceremony on Wednesday.

Four of the newly appointed officials will head the ministry's directorate general.

The new directors general are: Sri Astuti Soedarso (community health), Farid Wadjdi Husain (medical services), I Nyoman Kandun (disease control and environmental health) and Krissna Tirtawidjaja (pharmacy and medical equipment). Meanwhile, Krishnajaya was appointed as the new inspector general. -- JP