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In 2018, Indonesia had 354,200 nurses spread across all provinces. However, their distribution is heavily concentrated on Java Island.
East Java has the highest number of nurses, at 52,400. This is followed by Central Java (45,600), DKI Jakarta (33,500), and West Java (24,100). In contrast, West Sulawesi and North Kalimantan have the fewest nurses, with 1,800 and 1,700 respectively.
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir plans to send Indonesian nurses to Japan. “Japan currently has a shortage of nurses,” he stated at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Jakarta on Thursday, January 9th. Furthermore, Indonesia and Japan could collaborate on nursing education.
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