Inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. The Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin says that the primary health service is the service closest to the people. Therefore, he believes that they need to focus more on maintaining people’s health rather than curing them. “Maintaining health conditions is not curative but a promotive effort. Since the end of the New Order we have forgotten how to maintain the public's health and instead focused on how to cure them,” said Minister Budi on Thursday (2/29/2024). According to him, by focusing on maintaining health, people could have better life quality and be more productive, especially since Indonesia is about to get its demographic bonus in 2030. Budi emphasized the need for active role and contribution from the central government, regional government, regency, city, and village in building a health system that focuses on maintaining health. Furthermore, Budi acknowledges the idea of maintaining health from his predecessor is magnificent. Therefore, he aims to have a revitalization program which involve building 300 thousand Integrated Health Service in district level, 85 thousand Public Health Center, and revitalizing 10 thousand Public Health Center in district level. The revitalization will first educate the nurses and the health offices while also looking at the health equipment, public health center laboratorium, and the building. “We have to have complete health equipment and improve our service, from the screening, immunization, and education while we also shift our service to digital for cheaper and quicker actions,” conclude Budi. (ad/ndt/pr/nm)