The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) records the export value of the pharmaceutical and natural drug industry through US $ 639.42 million or equivalent to IDR 9.9 trillion (exchange rate of IDR 15,503) during the January-September 2024 period. While in the second quarter of 2024, the industry recorded the industry growth of 8.01% and contributed to the non-oil and gas processing industry reached 18.52%.
Head of the Industrial Services Standardization and Policy Agency (BSKJI), Andi Rizaldi said the development of the industry this year also showed a passion. The Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Industry Group is one of five industrial subsectors who experienced the highest expansion in the release of the Industrial Trust Index in September 2024.
“The development of the pharmaceutical industry, chemical drugs and traditional medicines still has good prospects for the future. Thus, the development of the natural medicinal industry in Indonesia needs to continue to be supported and improved in order to be able to compete in the global market with a strong synergy between various stakeholders such as the government , industry, academics, and research institutions, “he said in a written statement, Friday (10/18/2024).
He explained that the Ministry of Industry also continued to play an active role in supporting the policy of developing natural drugs, especially in the production process and manufacturing technology. One of them, through the construction of the House of Wellness which is a natural drug production facility owned by the Ministry of Industry under the Work Unit of the Center for Standardization Center and Pharmaceutical Chemical and Packaging Industry Services (BBSPJIKFK).
At present, there are several types of natural medicinal industry companies in Indonesia, namely small traditional medicine (UKOT), Micro Medicine (UMOT), Natural Material Extract Industries (IEBA) and Traditional Medicine Industries (IoT), which produce 19 thousand Jamu products, 99 standardized herbal medicine products and 33 phytofarmaka products.
“The Ministry of Industry continues to encourage and provide guidance so that small industries can move up the class, so that the production of natural drugs can be increased in order to strengthen the pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia,” he added.
Meanwhile, Head of BBSPJIKFK Siti Rohmah Siregar said that his party was ready to facilitate the natural medicinal industry in Indonesia with the House of Wellness facility to encourage and accelerate the independence of the Indonesian Natural Medicine Industry Industry. According to him, the facility has been equipped with modern technology that is able to support the process of production of natural medicinal drugs ranging from processing simplicia, extraction, to formulations and packaging.
October 18, 2024, detikFinance
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