#disease prevention and control

Collection of disease prevention and control news, found 353 news.

Healthy sanitation system can prevent pandemics: dy minister

Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono has said that a good and well-maintained ...

Govt pushes for PHO ban in food products

The Ministry of Health has said that Indonesia needs a regulation on the elimination of partially hydrogenated oils ...

10% of RI schoolkids facing vision problems: ministry

Eyesight-related issues continue to be a global and national concern, with the prevalence of vision problems in ...

Jakarta leans on Wolbachia method for dengue control

Amid a rise in cases of dengue fever, the provincial government of Jakarta has decided to release Aedes aegypti ...

Jakarta to extend Wolbachia releases if target not met

To curb dengue, the Jakarta provincial government is planning to extend the releases of mosquitos with Wolbachia to ...

No Wolbachia transmission from mosquitoes to humans: official

The Jakarta Health Service has assured that Wolbachia bacteria do not transmit from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to ...

Govt tightens inspection for foreigners entering Indonesia due to Mpox

The Health Ministry tightens the health check scheme for Foreign Nationals entering Indonesia, including state guests ...

Indonesia expands monkeypox testing capacity

The Indonesian Health Ministry has established a network of 12 laboratories nationwide to expedite testing for ...

Health Ministry trains C Kalimantan's 410 MSMEs to improve economy

The Health Ministry hosted training on digital skills from June to July for 410 micro, small, and medium enterprises ...

Screening trial expedited as part of cervical cancer elimination push

Indonesia's Health Ministry said that it has expedited the cervical cancer screening trial for women aged ...

First HPV vaccine dose coverage at 95%: ministry

Currently, the coverage of the first dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, initiated to prevent cervical ...

Local govts should establish task force to battle TBC, polio: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian appealed to regional governments to form vaccination teams or task forces to ...

DPR proposes committee to monitor sugar, salt, fat intake

A member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR), Darul Siska, has proposed the formation of a special ...

Ministry pushes domestic food industry to reduce salt, fat content

The Health Ministry encouraged the domestic food industry to reduce the content of sugar, salt, and fat (SSF) in their ...

Ministry notes shorter intervals in peaks of dengue cases

The Health Ministry highlighted shorter intervals between peaks of dengue cases since first being identified in ...