#communicable diseases

Collection of communicable diseases news, found 35 news.

Gov't will assess GLP-1 use for obesity following WHO recommendation

The Health Ministry stated that they will assess the use and funding coverage by the national health insurance ...

Jakarta needs 27 hospitals ready to handle stroke patients

The Jakarta Provincial Government requires 27 Stroke Ready Hospitals (SRH) to strengthen efforts to address one of the ...

SingHealth Duke-NUS Launches Two New Global Health Centres

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre today announced the establishment of two new centres — the ...

Govt says 95.8 pct of adults lack physical activity according to CKG

More than 50.5 million Indonesians have taken part in the government’s Free Health Checkup (CKG) program, but ...

Over 2.5 million Jakartans participate in free health check program

Jakarta Health Office reported that more than 2.56 million residents, or 92.5 percent of registrants, have participated ...

DKSH Reinforces Patient-Centric Commitment with "Patient Purpose Day 2025", Spotlighting Women's Health Equity

DKSH Healthcare, the leading strategic healthcare business partner in Asia Pacific, launched its third annual ...

Smoking increases risk of non-communicable diseases: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has warned that smoking is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and ...

Government intervention necessary to lower diabetes prevalence: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat stated that government intervention through ...

Five ministries and institutions win the 2023 Germas Award

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, Law and Human Rights Ministry, Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), ...

Early detection helps prevent NCDs' risks from worsening: Ministry

Early detection efforts help prevent the risks of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) from worsening, according to Health ...

Expand screening to improve health ecosystem: ministry

The health service ecosystem can be improved by expanding screening and immunization, whose cost is borne by national ...

Cataract is leading cause of blindness in Indonesia: Health Ministry

An official from the Health Ministry cited the 2014-2015 Rapid Assessment of Avoiding Blindness (RAAB) survey while ...

Ministry promotes breast cancer awareness to prevent late detection

The Health Ministry has continued to promote awareness against and protect Indonesians from breast cancer through four ...

Ministry to launch non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard soon

The Health Ministry will soon launch a non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard and application in a number of pilot areas as ...

Govt necessitates cross-sectoral agreement over tear gas use

- that can have health implications. "Tear gas is a little bit useful for riots, but it is actually not lethal. ...