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Collection of disease prevention news, found 52 news.

157 people at risk for mpox vaccinated: ministry

The Ministry of Health has so far vaccinated 157 of the 477 targeted recipients who are at risk of contracting ...

Mpox: 14 cases confirmed in Indonesia so far

Director general of disease prevention and control at the Ministry of Health, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, has said that 14 ...

Monkeypox cases to reach 3,600 in Indonesia, ministry estimates

The Health Ministry and epidemiologists have estimated that the number of monkeypox cases in Indonesia could reach ...

Monkeypox: Port Health Office tightens supervision at Soetta Airport

The Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Port Health Office (KKP) has tightened supervision and is monitoring the health of ...

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 ...