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Bangka Belitung strives to eradicate mosquito nests at tin mines

 The Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial Government is channeling its efforts on getting rid of mosquito nests in ...

Second booster provision to depend on pandemic situation: ministry

The provision of the second COVID-19 booster vaccine to the general public will depend on the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Ministry confirms 151 health workers to serve in remote areas

The Indonesian Health Ministry stated that 151 health workers participating in the Health Nusantara (NS) Program are ...

Handwashing indispensable in lowering infant mortality: Minister

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted that the practice of handwashing with soap is the most ...

Indonesia records 94,355 dengue fever cases

The Health Ministry on Monday informed that the number of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) cases in Indonesia until the ...

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 ...

Govt expedites malaria eradication in Papua through national movement

The Ministry of Health has launched the Malaria Eradication Month National Movement and the Gebrak Siamal (Malaria ...

Ministry targets normalizing Meningitis vaccine availability in 2023

The Health Ministry has targeted to normalize the availability of the Meningococcal Meningitis (MM) vaccine nationwide ...

Indonesia to seek clarity on meningitis vaccination from Saudi Arabia

The Religious Affairs Ministry will seek clarity on the meningitis vaccination policy for Umrah pilgrims from Saudi ...

Ministry using VTM to strengthen COVID surveillance

The Health Ministry is using single-use viral transport media (VTM) to support laboratories in carrying out ...

Prevention and control efforts in fight against dengue intensified

The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to prevent and control dengue virus transmission in all regions during ...

Health Ministry moves to create healthy schools

The Ministry of Health has said the integration of the Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) approach and the ...

Aceh's measles-rubella immunization coverage reaches 17.4% during BIAN

The Health Office of Aceh noted that the province's coverage of measles-rubella immunizations during the 2022 ...

Gov't targets 90-percent nationwide detection of TBC cases by 2024

The government is aiming to achieve 90-percent detection of tuberculosis (TBC) cases nationwide by 2024 through the ...

Ministry classifies Legionella as New-EIDs with outbreak potential

The Indonesian Health Ministry has categorized Legionella pneumonia as New Emerging Diseases (New-EIDs) that should be ...