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Ministry asks local govts in Papua to accelerate malaria elimination

The Health Ministry has asked regional governments in Papua to expedite the eradication of malaria cases by ...

Health Ministry targets eliminating rabies in Indonesia by 2030

The Ministry of Health is aiming to eliminate rabies in humans due to dog bite in Indonesia by 2030 through continuous ...

Massive vaccination necessary for dogs to handle rabies outbreak: govt

Indonesia's Health Ministry assessed that it is necessary to conduct massive rabies vaccination after two districts ...

Ministry provides free counseling and guidance on quitting smoking

The Health Ministry provides free counseling and guidance on quitting smoking to the public via the Quitline.INA number ...

Number of smokers among kids and teens increases: Health Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that the number of smokers in Indonesia showed an increasing trend from 2013 to ...

449 districts/cities have non-smoking regulations: ministry

As many as 449 out of the 514 districts/cities in Indonesia already have regulations on non-smoking areas (KTR) in ...

ITAGI ensures heterologous COVID-19 vaccination safe for public

The Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) ensures that the heterologous administration of ...

Ministry removes vaccine regime provisions for long-term protection

The policy of removing regimen provisions without referring to the brand of the COVID-19 vaccine product was the ...

No malaria cases found in new capital Nusantara: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has stated that its team did not find any malaria cases in the planned capital city of Nusantara ...

Why immunization can be a shot in the arm against outbreaks

In recent years, Indonesia’s basic immunization program, which is part of an effort to boost people's ...

West Java optimizes Eid exodus health posts against COVID-19 surge

The Health Office of West Java is optimizing Eid al-Fitr exodus health posts to prevent a surge in cases of the ...

Indonesia's achievement in finding 74% TB cases become global example

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that Indonesia's success in finding 74 percent of ...

Tourism sector must anticipate Arcturus surge: MPR

The national tourism sector must anticipate a surge in cases of the XBB.1.16 or Arcturus sub-variant of COVID-19 that ...

Arcturus 1.5 times more infectious than Kraken: ministry

The Health Ministry has urged people to remain alert for the Omicron XBB.1.16 sub-variant of COVID-19 or Arcturus as it ...

Health offices to ready service motorbikes as ambulances: Ministry

Indonesia's Health Ministry has called on all regional health offices to keep service motorbikes ready to serve as ...