Mataram, University of Mataram – Rector of University of Mataram (Unram) Prof. Ir. Bambang Hari Kusumo M.Agr.St., Ph.D., receives a visit from Amphia Hospital Netherlands, located in the Rector’s Conference Room, Unram Rectorate on Monday (15/1). This meeting discussed the potential collaboration with Amphia Hospital Netherlands and the continuation of cooperation with Indonesian Diaspora Global Network Health (IDGNH) related to capacity building of educators and health workers in Indonesia.

Prof. Bambang Hari Kusumo M.Agr.St., Ph.D., expressed his sincere gratitude to Dr. Tjay Tan, MD, as a board member and one of the founders of the Indonesian Diaspora Global Network Health (IDGNH) who was present at Unram along with deans and representatives from Unpatti, Undana, and Unizar.

Dr. Tjay Tan, MD, is a general practitioner who runs an additional specialization as a family doctor specialization, born in Surabaya, Indonesia and has long been active in the international arena. He is an Indonesian student in the Netherlands, specifically at Maastricht University. The only family doctor of Indonesian origin in the Netherlands, he is also a travel medician who provides acrophysics and vaccinations for Dutch residents who will travel abroad.

Dr. Tjay Tan, hopes that this collaboration is not just signing an MoU, but there is further implementation that must be carried out.

“This collaboration is indeed very important so that we can quickly realize the desired direction. We are happy to return to Indonesia, I want Indonesia to progress, so we are happy to be able to help our friends,” he said.

The Rector of Unram in his speech said that this year there are 4 priority programs launched by Unram, namely encouraging the achievement of IKU, accelerating accreditation towards excellence, towards PTN-BH, and towards World Class University.

Prof. Bambang gave his hope that the MoU that had previously been signed together could be followed up and could be a way to open other doors of cooperation.

“Through this hope, together with Dr. Tjay Tan, we can help build collaboration with Amphia Hospital in the Netherlands. Hopefully this two-day meeting can bring maximum results,” he said.

This activity was also held at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Unram. In his remarks, the Dean of FKIK Unram, Dr. dr. Arfi Syamsun, Sp.KF., M.Si.Med., said that it was a great hope to be able to invite representatives of the original Indonesian Diaspora who were very successful abroad with this opportunity to convey topics about health.

“We know that Eastern Indonesia is the focus of the Indonesian Diaspora, they contribute a lot to development in Indonesia in the health sector, from the statements of Dr. Tjay Tan and the Rector of Unram, many of their programs have been running in Central and Western Indonesia, while in Eastern Indonesia this is the first collaboration and we will make it happen. Perhaps in the future Eastern Indonesia will become the center of health development in Indonesia,” he said.

Dr. Arfi Syamsun felt grateful that several deans in Eastern Indonesia were moved together to collaborate with Diaspora in advancing development in the health sector in Eastern Indonesia.