#communicable diseases

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Health Ministry outlines three diabetes-handling concepts

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono called for applying the three crucial concepts of education, early ...

Universities should produce more specialist doctors: Health Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged universities to produce more specialist doctors owing to their inequitable ...

Minister Sadikin presents Indonesia's BGSi at exhibition in Singapore

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin introduced the Biomedical and Genome Science Initiative (BGSi) to ...

Ministry underlines four transitions affecting stroke prevalence

There are four lifestyle transitions that are behind the high prevalence rate of stroke in Indonesia, the Health ...

Minister invites IDI to intensify collaboration in tackling diseases

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin invited the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) to strengthen collaboration to ...

Pandemic has pushed up osteoporosis incidence: Perosi

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the number of people suffering from osteoporosis, according to the head ...

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. ...

Consume healthy foods to maintain heart health: BRIN Researcher

Consuming healthy foods is one of the ways to keep our heart healthy, researcher at the National Research and ...

Ministry asks people to undergo health checks regularly

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged Indonesians to conduct regular health check-ups ...

Ministry bolsters primary health services to reduce heart disease

The Health Ministry is strengthening the primary service system to reduce incidents of cardiovascular disease that had ...

Reducing heart disease incidence helps Indonesia save Rp7.7 trillion

Indonesia can save up to Rp7.7 trillion per year if it manages to reduce the incidence of heart disease, which would ...

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 ...