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Government promotes free health check-ups to detect hearing loss

The Ministry of Health encourages the public to leverage the Free Health Check-up Program (CKG) to identify hearing ...

Govt seeks partners in biotech, medical innovations

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the government is opening investments in biotechnology, robotic surgery, ...

Free health checks: Govt aims for early detection of 5 cancers

The Health Ministry is seeking to detect five types of cancers early with the help of the Free Health Check ...

Ministry advocates risk management for sustainable health system

The Ministry of Health has emphasized the importance of managing risk factors to ensure a sustainable health system, ...

Jakarta invites public to join free health check-up program

The Jakarta provincial government has urged residents to take full advantage of the Free Health Check-up (PKG) Program, ...

To support cancer treatment, BPOM expedites drug certification

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has decided to shorten the certification process for innovative drugs from ...

Health minister meets president to discuss free check-up program

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin visited the Presidential Palace to confer with President Prabowo Subianto ...

Indonesia prepares action plan to handle four priority cancers

The Indonesian Government has prepared a National Action Plan to handle four priority cancers, including eradicating ...

Ministry targets intensifying efforts to curb smoking in children

The Ministry of Health is focusing on efforts to lower smoking prevalence among children to minimize the risk of ...

Indonesia steps up efforts to end leprosy, filariasis by 2030

Indonesia continues to accelerate efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly leprosy and ...

Govt to put health front and center with free screenings

In February this year, the central government will launch free health screenings, considered one of the flagship health ...

Ministry advocates for eliminating negative stigma towards TB patients

The Ministry of Health called for ending the negative stigma surrounding tuberculosis (TB) patients, as it hampers ...

Indonesia urges public to join free health screening program

Indonesia's Ministry of Health is urging the public to utilize the free health screening program, launched to ...

President allocates Rp4.7 trln for free health check program

President Prabowo Subianto has allocated Rp4.7 trillion for the Free Health Check-up Program, which will target 60 ...

Rising cigarette costs discourage young smokers: ministry

The Health Ministry revealed that other countries' efforts to increase cigarette excise could reduce consumption by ...