#communicable disease

Collection of communicable disease news, found 23 news.

Community role key in controlling non-communicable diseases: ministry

The community has a strategic role in efforts to control non-communicable diseases (PTM), the Coordinating Ministry for ...

Walking helps improve lung health: pulmonologist

Many studies have shown that physical activities, such as walking daily, can help improve lung health, especially amid ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...

Indonesia ranks third among TB high-burden nations: president

President Joko Widodo drew attention to the harrowing reality that Indonesia ranked third for the incidence of ...

Jokowi cautions of high TB case count among productive-age populace

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given a cautionary reminder of the high number of tuberculosis (TB) cases among ...

Merely 69% of 845,000 TB cases reported in Indonesia: ministry

The Health Ministry has estimated that only 69 percent of the 845 thousand cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia were ...

Medical services must prioritize health promotion, disease prevention: Ministry

Public Health Director General of the Health Ministry Kirana Pritasari emphasized that medical facilities should help ...

Tobacco consumption epidemic reaches alarming level

The epidemic of tobacco consumption has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, where more than one-third of the ...