#child health

Collection of child health news, found 112 news.

Govt updates Puskesmas guide to keep up with demographic changes

Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the ministry has updated the Puskesmas work guidebook ...

Free meals, nutrition education must go hand in hand, says ministry

The Free Nutritious Meals Program must be integrated with nutrition education, especially for students, according to ...

Minister opens two 'superhub' hospitals to serve eastern Indonesia

Two new hospitals opened in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Friday will serve as "superhubs" for the eastern ...

Jokowi inaugurates Maternal, Child Cancer Service at Dharmais Hospital

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officiated the new cancer service building belonging to the National Cancer Center of ...

Jokowi officiates maternal, child health service building in Bandung

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officiated the Maternal and Child Health Service Building at Hasan Sadikin Hospital ...

Jokowi inaugurates Leuwikeris Dam in Tasikmalaya, West Java

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Leuwikeris Dam in Cineam Village, Tasikmalaya District, West Java ...

Creating more specialist doctors through teaching hospitals

The Indonesian government, on May 6, 2024, launched the Teaching Hospital-Based Specialist Doctor Education Program ...

KSP listens to West Nusa Tenggara locals' views on government programs

Chief of the Presidential Staff (KSP) Moeldoko held a virtual discussion with West Nusa Tenggara locals in the series ...

Education for Posyandu cadres needed to improve services: Ministry

Health Ministry's official emphasized the need to strengthen the dissemination of education for health cadres ...

WHO, EU to help boost Indonesia's resilience against future pandemics

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have agreed to cooperate to strengthen Indonesia's ...

Ministry presses for stunting prevention efforts in after-birth phase

The Indonesian Health Ministry stated that one of the important phases to prevent stunting in toddlers is after birth, ...

Polio immunization coverage at 47.5 percent in East Java: Ministry

The Health Ministry reported that 47.5 percent of children aged 0–7 years in East Java province participated in ...

Ministry sends medical equipment to TNI, Polri, university hospitals

The Indonesian Health Ministry is expanding its Cancer, Heart, Stroke, and Uronephrology (KJSU) services to hospitals ...

Minister seeks to expand midwives' role to lower maternal mortality 

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that his ministry will expand the role of midwives to the village level to ...

Stunting mitigation works best for children under 2: ministry

The optimal stunting mitigation must be carried out before a child reaches the age of 2, an official from the ...