#communicable disease

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Indonesia's drug-sensitive TB cases recorded at 808,000 in 2023: govt

Deputy for communicable disease prevention and control at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, said that in 2023, the ...

Ministry calls for integrating TB, stunting treatment for children

The Ministry of Health has underlined the importance of integrating tuberculosis (TB) and stunting treatment to ensure ...

Six cities target dengue with Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes: Official

The government is conducting a program involving the use of mosquitoes with Wolbachia to control the spread of dengue ...

Dengue cases in Indonesia down 30 percent in 2023: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that the number of dengue cases in Indonesia in 2023 declined by 30 percent ...

Simpler drug-resistant TB treatment urged to prevent crisis: Official

The Ministry of Health has said that the treatment of people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) needs to be made ...

Ministry highlights importance of collaboration to eliminate TB

The Ministry of Health highlighted that community engagement and participation play an critical role in tuberculosis ...

PMI provides door-to-door health services for evacuees in Gaza

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with a medical aid agency in Gaza to open door-to-door health services, ...

Sweetened beverages are risk factor to three major diseases: Ministry

The Health Ministry stated that the top three non-communicable diseases in the world are caused by the excessive ...

JN.1 subvariant under control despite COVID case rise: Health official

The Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the transmission of the JN.1 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus was still under ...

New strategies needed to control cigarette consumption: Ministry

New strategies in the efforts to prevent and control cigarette consumption in Indonesia are highly needed, as smoking ...

Indonesians urged to mask up after pneumonia cases emerge in jakarta

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has appealed to the community to wear masks following the detection of pneumonia ...

Tackling dengue with Wolbachia method

Dengue fever in Indonesia is still a serious health threat that needs to be handled, with the average number of cases ...

No need to panic over China pneumonia outbreak: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health has urged the community to not panic over the recent mysterious pneumonia outbreak in ...

Disseminating information on Wolbachia method a challenge: official

The utilization of the Wolbachia method to control dengue is running into challenges, especially in terms of ...

Indonesia's Health Ministry warns against Wolbachia hoaxes

Indonesia's Health Ministry on Friday urged the community to not readily believe hoaxes related to Wolbachia ...