{
  "id": 1203068,
  "title": "Indonesia Clarifies 'Flying Doctor' Plan to Reach Remote Areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/indonesia-clarifies-flying-doctor-plan-to-reach-remote-areas",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:19:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2117610/indonesia-clarifies-flying-doctor-plan-to-reach-remote-areas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indonesia's State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has provided clarification on President Prabowo Subianto's proposal for a 'flying doctor' service aimed at reaching remote areas lacking adequate healthcare facilities. Prasetyo explained that this concept involves flying medical professionals to these hard-to-reach regions, with helicopters being the primary mode of transport. The term 'flying doctor' refers to the medical professionals who would be flown to these areas, a concept already in use in other countries for rapid response units. This initiative is set to complement ongoing efforts to upgrade Community Health Centers (Puskesmas) and Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) across the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}