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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 ...

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 ...

Cattle movement tightened ahead of G20 Summit

- by the end of October 2022, Adisasmito said. “In addition, surveillance will be carried out regularly. They ...

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 ...

Ministry highlights efficacy of sanitation approach at schools

The Community-based Total Sanitation (STBM) approach in schools, through the triggering and participatory method, is ...