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Some 48 percent XBB subvariant cases detected in Batam: Ministry

Director General for Disease Prevention and Handling at the Ministry of Health Maxi Rein Rondonuwu stated that 48 ...

Ministry underlines need for vaccine transfers to prevent shortage

The Ministry of Health has highlighted the importance of transferring COVID-19 vaccine doses from regions with higher ...

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 ...

3.85 mln farm animals vaccinated against FMD

At least 3,855,737 farm animals have been vaccinated against the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) as of Tuesday, the FMD ...

Riau Islands receives 260 COVID-19 vaccine doses from central govt

The Riau Islands provincial government received a delivery of 260 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the central government ...

Jakarta Health Office seeks regional COVID-19 vaccine transfers

The Jakarta Health Office has sought permission for exercising the option of transferring COVID-19 vaccines from other ...

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 ...

Consume healthy foods to maintain heart health: BRIN Researcher

Consuming healthy foods is one of the ways to keep our heart healthy, researcher at the National Research and ...

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 ...

Choose food and beverage products with Healthier Option label: BPOM

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) appealed to the public to choose food and beverage products, with the ...

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 ...