Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan highlighted the importance of Indonesia promoting cross-sector collaboration to deal with health issues at home during the fifth presidential election debate on Sunday.

Speaking at the final debate organized by the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta, Anies observed that Indonesian health facilities have been mainly focused on curative actions.

"The responsibility to deal with health issues should not fall solely on the Health Ministry and health offices. It should be noted that unhealthy lifestyles have been one of the most significant contributors to health problems," he remarked at the Jakarta Convention Center.

Anies emphasized the importance of parties from differe...