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Health Ministry applies four measures to handle mpox cases

The Ministry of Health is intensifying the handling of mpox (monkeypox) cases through four measures — ...

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 ...

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 ...