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Ministry pushes domestic food industry to reduce salt, fat content

The Health Ministry encouraged the domestic food industry to reduce the content of sugar, salt, and fat (SSF) in their ...

Ministry notes shorter intervals in peaks of dengue cases

The Health Ministry highlighted shorter intervals between peaks of dengue cases since first being identified in ...

Govt turns to JERAMI to crank up immunization data recording

The Health Ministry is hosting "Friday with ASIK Immunization" (JERAMI) to promote routine recording of ...

Vigilance key to successful dengue handling in children: Ministry

Parents' vigilance is key to the successful handling of dengue fever in children, according to the Director of ...

Indonesia records 799 dengue deaths as of week 23, cases top 2023

The Indonesian Health Ministry has recorded 799 dengue deaths and 131,501 dengue cases as of the 23rd week of ...

Dengue cases as of Week 22 exceed 2023 figure: ministry

The Health Ministry has said that as of the 22nd week of 2024, nearly 120 thousand dengue cases have been recorded in ...

Schools focus on 22 key health topics: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health's School Literacy Improvement Work Team emphasizes the importance of teachers enhancing ...

Need to end stigma to eliminate TB: ministry

The Ministry of Health has urged all Indonesians to help end the negative stigma surrounding tuberculosis (TB) so that ...

Asia Summit on Global Health and Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair conclude successfully

China’s 14th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong’s development into an international innovation and technology hub, ...

Aggressive contact tracing key to fight TB: Health official

The Ministry of Health highlighted the need to step up contact investigation as part of the efforts to realize the ...

No overwhelmed health facilities amid increasing dengue cases: Govt

The Health Ministry clarified that health service facilities were not overwhelmed amid a three-fold spike in cases of ...

Dengue fever symptoms changed in COVID-19 survivors: Ministry

The Health Ministry confirmed changes in the symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DBD) among persons who had ...

Spike in arboviral diseases shows need for vaccine development: expert

The rising incidence and spread of arboviral diseases to new places show the need for the development of new vaccines, ...

Climate change driving up dengue infections: Ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that in 2023, it managed to bring down the number of dengue cases from 143 thousand to ...

Dengue fever deaths in Indonesia up 179 percent

The number of deaths from dengue fever in Indonesia this year has surged by 179.4 percent to 475 as of the 15th week, ...