#communicable disease

Collection of communicable disease news, found 102 news.

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 ...

Rp15.37 tln used to fund heart disease, stroke treatment costs: govt

The Health Ministry has reported that Rp15.37 trillion (around US$983.5 million) was spent on funding the treatment of ...

Ministry expands early cardiovascular disease detection

The Health Ministry has expanded the coverage of early-detection services for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) to the ...

The fight against leading mortality-causing cardiovascular diseases

World Heart Day (WHD), celebrated annually on September 29, always holds different meanings, and this year, it is ...

Cardiovascular diseases responsible for most deaths: Health Ministry

Cardiovascular diseases cause the highest number of deaths in Indonesia, according to director of non-communicable ...

Some 30.6 million Indonesians screened for non-communicable diseases

Only 16.4 percent or 30.6 million Indonesians have undergone risk factor screenings for non-communicable diseases (NCD) ...

Indonesia pushes access to innovative biopharmaceutical products

The Indonesian Health Ministry is aiming to expand access to innovative biopharmaceutical products as part of efforts ...

Health Ministry studies dengue vaccination

The Ministry of Health is studying the provision of the dengue vaccine, known as the Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (TDV), ...

Health cadres needed in non-communicable disease prevention: ministry

Health cadres are playing a strategic role in educating people regarding non-communicable diseases (PTM) and preventing ...

Indonesia targets 2030 hepatitis B, C elimination

Indonesia is targeting to eliminate hepatitis B and C by 2030 through several interventions that will involve community ...

Health Ministry targets eliminating rabies in Indonesia by 2030

The Ministry of Health is aiming to eliminate rabies in humans due to dog bite in Indonesia by 2030 through continuous ...

Massive vaccination necessary for dogs to handle rabies outbreak: govt

Indonesia's Health Ministry assessed that it is necessary to conduct massive rabies vaccination after two districts ...

Govt collaborates with health platform for information dissemination

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture collaborates with a health platform to hold a health ...

MPR seeks improvement in early detection to prevent rare diseases

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat has called for improvement in early ...

Ministry outlines immunization's two important roles

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture outlined two important roles that basic immunization plays ...