Opening Ceremony of Indonesia Healthcare Innovation Awards 2020 (IHIA 2020)

The threat of COVID-19 has not stopped people from being more active in educating themselves. In such times, we need a healthcare breakthrough that can give us hope and this is the reason we celebrate Indonesia’s 56^th National Health Day with Indonesia Healthcare Forum (IndoHCF) in collaboration with the idsMED Learning Academy (ILA). Our objective is to carry out digital meetings and exhibitions through webinars, talk shows, symposiums, workshops, and other innovation awards centred on the theme, ‘56 Hours of Scientific Meeting and Expo: Smart Strategy and Innovation Management During and After the COVID-19 Era.’ The event is from the 23^rd to 29th November 2020. 

To mark the opening ceremony were Dr. dr. Supriyantoro, Sp.P, MARS – the head of IndoHCF & KREKI and Ben Chang - CEO idsMED Group. The opening speech from TNI (Purn.) Dr. dr. Terawan Agus Putranto, Sp.Rad.(K) RI. – Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia was followed by a keynote speech by Prof. Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Ph.D. – Indonesia Ministry of Research and Technology. 

The first day of the event began with a discussion on Strengthening Pentahelix Collaboration in Breaking the Chain of Transmission of COVID-19. Several speakers who were invited to the first discussion included dr. Ahmad Yurianto, Prof. DR. Irawan Yusuf, Ph.D., Rufi Susanto from idsMED Indonesia, Alissa Wahid (Gusdurian), and Gazali Solahuddin (Kompas Group). 

This 7-day event will provide insightful discussions about healthcare.