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No overwhelmed health facilities amid increasing dengue cases: Govt

The Health Ministry clarified that health service facilities were not overwhelmed amid a three-fold spike in cases of ...

Dengue fever symptoms changed in COVID-19 survivors: Ministry

The Health Ministry confirmed changes in the symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) among persons who had ...

Spike in arboviral diseases shows need for vaccine development: expert

The rising incidence and spread of arboviral diseases to new places show the need for the development of new vaccines, ...

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 ...

Dengue fever deaths in Indonesia up 179 percent

The number of deaths from dengue fever in Indonesia this year has surged by 179.4 percent to 475 as of the 15th week, ...

Health Ministry issues dengue warning to Bali tourists

The Health Ministry has issued an early warning asking local and foreign tourists to remain alert against dengue ...

455 dead from dengue fever so far: ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that as of the 14th week of 2024, at least 455 people have died of dengue fever in ...

Indonesia's drug-sensitive TB cases recorded at 808,000 in 2023: govt

Deputy for communicable disease prevention and control at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, said that in 2023, the ...

Increase in dengue cases had yet to reach maximum point: Ministry

A Health Ministry's official stated that the increase in cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) recently had not ...

Wolbachia not related to malignancy level of Aedes aegypti: govt

Indonesia's Ministry of Health emphasized that the release of Wolbachia-bearing mosquitoes was unrelated to the ...

Ministry highlights 3 key steps in chronic kidney disease treatment

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono highlighted three important steps in treating chronic kidney disease, ...

Ministry calls for integrating TB, stunting treatment for children

The Ministry of Health has underlined the importance of integrating tuberculosis (TB) and stunting treatment to ensure ...

Dengue cases increased twofold in March 2024: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry stated that the rate of dengue cases in Indonesia doubled in March 2024 as compared to the ...

Six cities target dengue with Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes: Official

The government is conducting a program involving the use of mosquitoes with Wolbachia to control the spread of dengue ...

Dengue cases in Indonesia down 30 percent in 2023: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that the number of dengue cases in Indonesia in 2023 declined by 30 percent ...