Siti Fadilah

Siti Fadillah Supari (born in Surakarta, Central Java, November 6, 1949) was the past Minister of Health of Indonesia in United Indonesia Cabinet.

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Avian and swine flu allegations

Claiming Western governments could be developing viruses for dissemination in the developing world with the goal of generating business for pharmaceutical companies, Supari refused World Health Organization (WHO) researchers access to Indonesia's H5N1 bird flu virus samples in 2006.[1][2] Indonesia resumed sending some H5N1 samples to WHO after a new agreement that developing nations would get access to vaccines.[3]

On 28 April 2009, Supari told reporters at a press conference the H1N1 strain of swine flu may be man-made.[1]

I'm not sure whether the virus was genetically engineered but it's a possibility.[1]

In 12 May 2009 Siti Fadilah Supari express her dissatisfaction of seeing a lot of foreign medical student in Indonesia. She asked Universitas Padjadjaran Rector, Bandung to cut down foreign student intake in phases especially from Malaysian while visiting Cicendo Eyes Hospital, Bandung [4]

Personal life

Supari is well known cardiology research specialist, and is married to Muhammad Supari.

She has spoken out against Western hegemony in Islamic and third world nations. Speaking at a 2008 conference of Forum Kajian Sosial Kemasyarakatan (FKSK) in Jakarta, she gave her opinion that Islamic ideology was ideal for Indonesia.[5]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c AFP (2009-04-28). "Swine flu could be man-made". Strait Times. Singapore Press Holdings. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_369631.html. "Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said on Tuesday the deadly swine flu virus could have been man-made ..."  Also AFP (2009-04-28). "Indonesian minister says swine flu could be man-made". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Interactive. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/04/28/09/indonesian-minister-says-swine-flu-could-be-man-made. 
  2. ^ "Q&A: Siti Fadilah Supari" (fee required). Nature News. Nature Publishing Group. 2007-12-09. http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071219/full/4501137a.html. 
  3. ^ Wulandari, Fitri (2007-02-16). "Indonesia to resume sending H5N1 samples to WHO". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP266574._CH_.2400. 
  4. ^ Rambu Kota (2009-05-12). "Menteri Minta Mahasiswa Kedokteran Asing Disetop". Rambu Kota. Indonesia. http://www.rambukota.com/showNews.php?id_news=1465&cat=13. "Menteri Kesehatan Siti Fadilah Supari mengaku kurang senang melihat banyaknya mahasiswa dari luar negeri belajar ilmu kedokteran di negeri ini...." 
  5. ^ "Siti Fadilah Supari". Indonesia Matters. 2008-04-07. http://www.indonesiamatters.com/1662/siti-fadilah-supari/.