#disease prevention and control

Collection of disease prevention and control news, found 35 news.

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 ...

Regional govts urged to expedite basic immunization for toddlers

The Ministry of Health has urged local governments to expedite the coverage for basic immunization for toddlers and ...

Jakarta: Kids aged 6--11 to get COVID jab at school

Jakarta will include schools as COVID-19 vaccination sites for children in the 6–11 age group, an official has ...

Parents in Jakarta urged to complete children's basic immunization

The Jakarta Health Office has appealed to parents to complete basic immunizations of their children, especially those ...

Some 807,152 residents of Aceh fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The Aceh Health Office has recorded that as many as 807,152 residents in Aceh Province had received the second dose of ...

Pandemic opportunity to improve global health system: minister

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 5 million lives and infected over 250 million people globally, has ...

Low immunization during pandemic triggers outbreak: Health Ministry

Low immunization coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic can potentially cause extraordinary outbreaks (KLB) of several ...

Jakarta records 637 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday

The Jakarta authorities reported, Sunday, that the capital city witnessed the addition of 637 fresh COVID-19 cases over ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...

Indonesia ranks third among TB high-burden nations: president

President Joko Widodo drew attention to the harrowing reality that Indonesia ranked third for the incidence of ...

Jokowi cautions of high TB case count among productive-age populace

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given a cautionary reminder of the high number of tuberculosis (TB) cases among ...