G20 health ministers meet in Jakarta to discuss stronger global health systems


A construction worker walks as the 122-meter-tall (400 ft.) Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue looms in the background at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park which is prepared to be used as one of the venues of the G20 leaders summit, in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia is scheduled to host the G20 summit in November this year. - AP

JAKARTA, June 20 (dpa): Health ministers from the G20 group of the world's major industrialized economies began a series of meetings in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Monday to discuss the strengthening of global health systems in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

On the agenda are building a health security system, harmonizing Covid-19 health protocols, standardizing international travel documents and strengthening the pharmaceutical industry, Indonesian health ministry spokesperson Nadia Tarmizi said.

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