Attending the Plenary Session, Hasan Basri Touched on the Mother and Child Welfare Bill

09 January 2023 oleh admin

JAKARTA, dpd.go.id - The House of Regional Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) held a Plenary Session for Session Period III for Session Year 2022-2023, on Monday (9/01), afternoon.

The Plenary Session is held physically, by scheduling 3 discussions, namely the Opening of Session Period III for Session Year 2022-2023; Opening Speech at the Beginning of Session Period III of DPD RI Session Year 2022-2023; and Report on Activities of RI DPD Members in the Electoral District.

The Plenary Session was opened and chaired directly by the Chairman of the RI DPD, AA Lanyalla Mahmud Mattalitti.

In the plenary session, member of Committee III DPD RI from North Kalimantan, Hasan Basri conveyed several aspirations and recommendations related to oversight of the implementation of the law.

"Through this session, we have carried out three main priority agendas, namely Material Inventory for the Mother and Child Welfare Bill; Inventory of Supervision Material on the Implementation of Law no. 8 of 2019 specifically related to Umrah; and Inventory of BPOM Institutional Strengthening in carrying out the Drug and Food Control Function,” said the Senator from North Kalimantan.

Through the same opportunity, the young Senator from North Kalimantan, Hasan Basri expressed his appreciation for the ideas and proposals for the Draft Law on Mother and Child Welfare.

However, he (Hasan Basri) requested that the bill regulate more on substantive and necessary matters related to maternal and child health, so that there is no need to extend to other matters so that regulations overlap do not occur.

"We appreciate it, but we must really pay close attention to and follow the provisions of the law that we just revised, namely one of which is that the law must be promulgated," said Hasan Basri.

Regarding the inventory of supervision material for the implementation of Law no. 8 of 2019 specifically related to Umrah, Hasan Basri said that in 2022 in North Kalimantan, the number of applicants for the Umrah pilgrimage had increased by 900 registrants from previous years.

However, in the midst of the surge that occurred, his party made a recommendation to the Central Government to conduct outreach to local governments and travel regarding standard price setting that occurred in North Kalimantan. Because based on the aspirations received, the number of tariffs set varies.

"Guidelines and standards need to be made regarding the services of Umrah pilgrims, one of which concerns coaching, protection and service," said Hasan Basri.

Related to the inventory of BPOM institutional strengthening materials in carrying out the function of drug and food control, as border areas that have the potential to become entry points for illegal products.

Hasan Basri, who is familiarly called HB, recommended several strategic steps to realize the role of institutional strengthening.

"The recommendation that we gave to the Central Government, synergy is needed to form a special hazard map which is a strategic step to anticipate the distribution of drugs and food, carry out post market supervision by monitoring circulating labels accompanied by supervision, carrying out Opson operations in collaboration with cross-sectors, and so on," said Hasan Basri.

At the end of the report, Hasan Basri said that with this recommendation, it was necessary to receive attention and encouragement from all parties, especially the relevant ministries, so that it could be completed as a means of electrification in North Kalimantan. (**)