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Pandemic building momentum for boosting health resilience: President

President Joko Widodo has said the COVID-19 pandemic could help build the momentum for strengthening health resilience ...

13.3% of COVID-19 deaths linked to hypertension: ministry

The Ministry of Health said 13.3 percent of COVID-19 patients who succumbed to the infection had a history 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 ...

Minister issues fresh guidelines on COVID-19 prevention, control

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, has issued a decree (KMK), Number HK.01.07 / Menkes / 413/2020, promulgating ...

Indonesia, Cuba must improve cooperation in COVID-19 fight: MPR

Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo, on Monday said Indonesia should increase ...

Doctor Association hopes cooperation with Ministry of Health continues

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) chairman, Dr. Daeng M. Faqih, hopes the collaboration of the professional ...

Proper diet prevents rise in non-communicable diseases: nutritionist

​​​​A proper diet can prevent an increase in non-communicable diseases in Indonesia, according to Prof. Delmi ...

Non-communicable disease trend increases in Indonesia

The trend of non-communicable disease in Indonesia has increased based on the Public Health Development Index (IPKM) ...

Uncontrolled hypertension precursor to serious ailments: Ministry

The health ministry's officials cautioned that hypertension, or high blood pressure, if not brought under control, ...

Number of TBC cases in Indonesia falls 200 thousand last year

The Indonesian Health Ministry recorded an estimated 842 thousand cases of tuberculosis (TBC) in the country last year, ...

Surabaya`s air temperature falls 2c: mayor

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini claims air temperature in the East Java provincial capital has declined by up to 2?C ...

Protecting people against dangers of cigarettes

The Indonesian government must strengthen its efforts to protect the people from the dangers of cigarettes in order to ...

Smoking problem must be resolved by reaching out to children

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Moeloek said at the opening of the Fourth Indonesia Conference for Tobacco or Health ...

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 ...

Issue of cigarette smoking must not be left unresolved: Minister

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Moeloek highlighted that the issue of cigarette smoking, notably the steady rise in the ...