We all know COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the global vulnerability to infectious disease and changed global health. *But how? What is the relevance to Indonesia and its health policies, domestically and internationally?* [[health as a political choice]] is coined a few weeks ago by prominent authors published in BMJ Global Health, noting that positioning health as a strategic and political opportunity is vital for strategic future directions of global health. The authors also argued that the pandemic reflected a dissonance between recommendations from public health experts with the implementation, which requires political will and action. Public health is changing. Global dynamics are changing. Requirement and country readiness to excel and flourish in health industry will also likely to change, so does the mindset and how the government approach things. Starting from mRNA technology, now with AI revolution and the skyrocketed number of biotech companies using LLM and AI to remove all inefficiencies, the field is changing too fast to catch up with old school way. [[@thelancetInvestmentHealthKey2019]] Investment in health is key to boosting wealth # Indonesia should deliberately take a traditional Javanese approach in [[global health policy]]: ## [[Health-led development means investing in health is not the means of its end but rather as a direction to stimulate development]] > Economic growth is important, but it is also important to ensure redistribution the wealth to the most vulnerable population to disperse the economic gain Opening up the economy, liberal stand of economic development, does not have to lead to [[neoliberalism]]. Instead, nurture and grow the democracy as check and balances and redistribute the wealth to the most vulnerable population. G20 Indonesia has faced significant stall and delay tactic from other countries and watered down concept Indonesia would like to propose. [[Pandemic Treaty]] also faced significant stall and delay tactic, noting the power imbalances between HICs and LMICs. ## Indonesia should prioritize its active participation in global health R&D activities ## In addition to championing Global South voices, Indonesia should aim for strategic partnership to better serve Indonesian people Health Law has signaled that health industry in Indonesia will open up to a more market-oriented approach, a step that has been taken by other countries [citation needed], such as ... Leveraging the huge population does not have to be exploitative. Aim for the wealth creation that primarily creates win for public health. Indonesia has the potential to lead the changing global health landscape, and now it's time to awaken the sleeping giant. > Enthusiastic nationalism is a prominent element of the public, media and political debates about Indonesia’s place in the world, as it is in many countries. But in terms of diplomatic style, only one in five respondents say they want to see the government ‘defending Indonesia’s interests at all costs, even if it involves confrontation with other countries’. Some 46% say they favour the government taking a middle path ‘being firm but polite, even if it causes some friction with other countries’. And just over one in three wants to see Jakarta taking what some would regard as a traditional Javanese approach, ‘engaging with other countries in a patient way, seeking consensus through consultation’. https://interactives.lowyinstitute.org/features/indonesia-poll-2021/topic/foreign-policy/