#communicable disease

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Govt pushes for PHO ban in food products

The Ministry of Health has said that Indonesia needs a regulation on the elimination of partially hydrogenated oils ...

Quality diagnostic tools can make interventions more precise: Ministry

An official from the Health Ministry has emphasized the importance of quality diagnostic tools for making more ...

Vigilance key to successful dengue handling in children: Ministry

Parents' vigilance is key to the successful handling of dengue fever in children, according to the Director of ...

Need to end stigma to eliminate TB: ministry

The Ministry of Health has urged all Indonesians to help end the negative stigma surrounding tuberculosis (TB) so that ...

Widodo meets Elon Musk, discusses investment, digital acceleration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, discussed the acceleration of digital ...

Aggressive contact tracing key to fight TB: Health official

The Ministry of Health highlighted the need to step up contact investigation as part of the efforts to realize the ...

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 ...