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Rising cigarette costs discourage young smokers: ministry

The Health Ministry revealed that other countries' efforts to increase cigarette excise could reduce consumption by ...

IDAI urges government to control sugar content in food, beverages

The Indonesian Pediatricians Association (IDAI) has called on the government to regulate the amount of sugar in ...

Early detection key to TB eradication: Health minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized that identifying tuberculosis (TB) cases is the crucial first step in ...

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Prabowo plan for better public health: Free medical check-ups

President-elect Prabowo Subianto will take the oath of office this Sunday after a landslide victory in the 2024 ...

Indonesia aims to reduce smoker count to check NCD deaths

Indonesia's Health Ministry is striving to bring down the number of smokers to prevent deaths caused by ...

Tackling malnutrition in Indonesia through collaborative efforts

Indonesia continues to face challenges to achieve the Golden Indonesia goals in the form of nutrition problems, ...

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 ...

Ministry highlights importance of family planning to reduce MMR

The Ministry of Health has underscored the importance of family planning to help reduce Indonesia's maternal ...

Health burden from smoking far higher than earned income: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin called attention to the grim fact that the health burden borne by the country on ...

Ministry tests out Starlink connection at three health facilities

The Health Ministry has begun testing out the high-speed internet connection from Starlink, the SpaceX-owned service by ...

Rakerkesnas helps make Indonesia a developed country: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the 2024 National Working Meeting on Health (Rakerkesnas) played a ...

Climate change driving up dengue infections: Ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that in 2023, it managed to bring down the number of dengue cases from 143 thousand to ...

Expert recommends PAHO's dengue measures

Southeast Asia Regional Office, noted that several measures implemented in the Americas can be considered in ...

Posyandu part of efforts to control kidney disease: Ministry

Health Ministry's Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, Eva Susanti, stated that the ...

Ministry asks community's participation in cancer early detection

Indonesia's Health Ministry disclosed on Sunday that it involves various elements in society in pushing an active ...