Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 17:47 pm
TEMPO.CO, Surabaya - Chairman of Avian
Research Center University of Airlangga CA Nidom said bird flu vaccine project
has been carried out thoroughly and there is no problem. "Even the CPC has been checked and there is no
deviation here," said Nidom told Tempo on Tuesday, June 19,
2012.
Project that took place in 2008 and 2011 included PT
Nusantara's Grace Muhammad Nazaruddin, involved in a process called inflation of
the cost (mark-up).
Inflation that occurred in the procurement project of production facilities,
research, and technology transfer of bird flu vaccine.
This case also
involves several other entities and individuals. Commission has established the Director of Medical Services Ministry of Health
Ratna Dewi Umar and the Secretary of the Directorate General of Medical Services
Mulya A. Hasjmy as a suspect.
Meanwhile, in addition to PT Anugrah, name and state Airlangga
University PT Bio Farma also called related. Universitas
Airlangga merupakan tempat didirikannya laboratorium yang membikin vaksin flu
burung. Airlangga University is where the establishment of laboratories
that make bird flu vaccines. Bio Farma is a company in the tender was defeated by
Grace. Becomes awkward because the two
companies, the experience in the production of medical devices, the comparison
is like heaven and Earth.
Airlangga
University, said Nidom, actually has been doing research related to avian flu
since 2003. Then in
2008, he was suddenly asked to do research by the Rector of the University of
Airlangga which aims to make bird flu vaccine candidates.
"Research we've done two
times, first with a budget of about USD 1.6 billion, nearly USD 1.7 billion, I
forget the exact figure," said Nidom. While the second study with a budget of Rp 2.4 billion.
Both this research, he
said, financed entirely by Bio Farma. While the equipment to fully research assistance
from the Ministry of Health. Nidom itself also did not know the details of the process
until the bird flu laboratory which he led would be appointed to handle the
manufacture of this vaccine.
To be
sure, Nidom added to the first research project will at least have produced a
vaccine and has been submitted to Bio Farma in November 2009. Even
the delivery of vaccine candidates, he said, as was witnessed in person by Vice
President Boediono and Minister of Health Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih.
. "For the second study has also been submitted to Bio Farma in
August 2011 and witnessed directly by the Coordinating Minister for People's
Welfare Agung Laksono," he said.
Nidom claimed to know nothing will breakdown of bird flu this
project. "From us is
clear. We hope this goes on, as if stuck in Bio Farma, so further
research will also be jammed," said Nidom.
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