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Indonesia identifies 63 percent of HIV cases, pushes to end epidemic

The Health Ministry has identified at least 356,000, or 63 percent, of the estimated 564,000 people living with HIV in ...

Free tuberculosis treatment to protect human resources: PCO

The government is providing free tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment services as part of an effort to protect and ...

Strong IT-logistics system key to dengue control: RI Govt

The Health Ministry highlighted the importance of pairing robust logistics with a resilient information technology ...

Spleen found, 17.2 tons of Australian offal destroyed 

The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) incinerated a total of 17.2 tons of cattle offal imported from Australia ...

Strengthen implementation of free health screenings: VP

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has called for bolstering the implementation of the Free Health Screening (CKG) ...

Get free health check to enable early disease handling: govt

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has urged the community to participate in the Free Health Screening ...

Indonesia reaffirms commitment to end malaria in Asia Pacific by 2030

Indonesia has reiterated its strong commitment to lead regional efforts to eliminate malaria in the Asia-Pacific by ...

Govt picks Papuan regions for mass malaria medication pilot

The Indonesian government has designated Mimika district in Central Papua province and Keerom district in Papua ...

Indonesia leads Asia Pacific malaria elimination by 2030

The government announced that through the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders' Summit on Malaria, Indonesia demonstrated its ...

RI Govt plans HPV immunization of boys to end cervical cancer

As part of efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Indonesia, the Health Ministry is planning to administer the Human ...

Half of Indonesian women have abdominal obesity: ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men in Indonesia have central or abdominal ...

Over 8 million Indonesians receive free health screenings: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that 8.2 million Indonesians have benefited from free health screenings so ...

Free health checks one of world's largest health programs, PCO says

The Indonesian government has provided a budget of US$300 million for the Free Health Checks (CKG) program, making it ...

RI Govt focusing on anti-malaria efforts in Papua amid case spike

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is prioritizing efforts to eliminate malaria in Papua considering the high ...

Waiting for RI's Health Ministry decision on COVID steps: official

The Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development is awaiting directions from the Indonesian Health ...