#communicable disease

Collection of communicable disease news, found 115 news.

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 ...

Efforts to reduce economic burden from health costs

Various preventive efforts need to be done by every individual in Indonesia as the best possible solution to reduce ...

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 ...

US assists Indonesian government in combating tuberculosis

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$12 million in assistance to help combat ...

367 HIV/AIDS cases recorded in Mimika this year

The Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health division head of Mimika Health Office, Saiful Taqin, has ...

Bio Farma exports products to 117 countries

Indonesian vaccine-making company Bio Farma has exported its product to 117 countries, making it one of the largest ...

Islamic approach to tackle AIDS in Indonesia

World Vision Indonesia (WVI) launched the "Channel of Hope" (COH) with an Islamic context in response to HIV and ...

Beware of hepatitis, the silent killer

Indonesia just joined the world in observing World Hepatitis Day on July 28 launched by the World Health Organization ...

Strict regulations required to reduce number of smokers

Strict regulations and their consistent enforcement are required in Indonesia to reduce the number of smokers and ...

Indonesia, Malaysia to cooperate in health sector

Indonesia`s and Malaysia`s health ministers signed a "joint statement" on cooperation in the health sector here on ...