#child health

Collection of child health news, found 105 news.

Cigarettes pose threat to Indonesia's demographic bonus in 2045

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) cautioned that the existence of cigarettes is a ...

BKKBN asks students to build awareness against early marriage

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has urged university students to build public awareness on ...

Six provinces recorded below 20-percent stunting prevalence rate

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) stated that six Indonesian provinces have recorded stunting ...

Average IQ of Indonesian kids low: BKKBN

The average IQ (intelligence quotient) of Indonesian children has been recorded at 78.49 in 2022, according to the ...

Govt stresses healthy lifestyle to prevent disease ahead of holidays

Government spokesperson for COVID-19, Reisa Broto Asmoro, has urged everyone to follow a healthy lifestyle to prevent ...

Amin reiterates govt support for banks' conversion to Islamic banks

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Saturday reiterated the government's commitment to advancing the Islamic economy ...

12,553 children aged 14 and under infected with HIV: ministry

As many as 12,553 children aged 14 years and under contracted HIV in Indonesia in the period from 2010 to September ...

Prosperous mothers will deliver superior future generation: Minister

A prosperous mother will give birth to children, with outstanding development, that will later become a superior and ...

Avoid stunting through ensuring nutritional fulfillment for toddlers

The Indonesian Health Ministry urged the public to be heedful of the nutrition of pregnant women and toddlers to avoid ...

Posyandu as spearhead for MMR, IMR reduction: Health Ministry

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono affirmed that the integrated health posts (posyandu) would be the ...

New polio infections highlight importance of immunization: IDAI

 The detection of a new polio case  in Aceh highlights the need for immunization to prevent the spread of ...

Bank Mandiri disburses Rp34.38 trillion in KUR loans in Jan--Oct

State-owned lender Bank Mandiri on Friday announced that it has disbursed Rp34.38 trillion in micro-credit (KUR) loans ...

Early detection vital to prevent dementia: expert

A neurologist from Siloam Hospital Yogyakarta, Lothar Matheus M. V. Silalahi, has stressed the need for early detection ...

Current account in Q3 in surplus of US$4.4 billion: BI

Current account balance in the 2022 third quarter (Q3) recorded US$4.4-billion surplus, or 1.3 percent of the gross ...

Gov't preparing strategies to prevent obesity in children

The government is preparing strategies to prevent obesity in children to suppress the risk of non-communicable ...