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National-scale cervical cancer vaccination starts next year: Minister

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program for cervical cancer prevention will be expanded to a national scale ...

Ministry expands mobile X-ray service to cut TB transmission

The Health Ministry has expanded the X-ray mobile service to intensify the tracking of active tuberculosis (TB) cases ...

Decline in visits to health facilities hampers TB treatment: ministry

The reduced number of public visits to health facilities during the pandemic has become one of the challenges to ...

Improper defecation challenge to ensuring safe drinking water access

Improper defecation is creating difficulties in ensuring safe and proper drinking water access for the people, the ...

Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines expire in East Java's Tulungagung

Some 26 thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccines of the AstraZeneca and Moderna brands expired at the Tulungagung District ...

Eye on endemic phase, gov't boosts vaccinations for older adults

Government Spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling Reisa Broto Asmoro has affirmed that COVID-19 vaccinations for older ...

Surabaya to get 600 vials of Moderna vaccine: Health Office

Surabaya city will receive 600 vials of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine from the Ministry of Health, the Health Office ...

Respiratory infection common in W Pasaman quake victims: official

A significant number of people affected by the recent earthquake in West Pasaman, West Sumatra, have been afflicted ...

Hearing aid supply fails to meet global needs: Health Ministry

The current number of hearing aids could not meet the needs of all deaf patients worldwide, according to the Health ...

Health Ministry offers hotline for self-isolating patients

The Ministry of Health has provided a standby channel, or hotline, for people undergoing self-isolation due to COVID-19 ...

Java-Bali daily cases down in comparison with Delta's peak

Several areas in Java and Bali have started to record a decline in the number of cases of COVID-19 in contrast to the ...

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Govt bolsters strategies as Omicron wave sweeps Indonesia

Indonesia is currently witnessing the third wave of COVID-19 infections triggered by the Omicron variant, which, though ...

COVID-19 cases projected to increase in next few days: official

Health Ministry's Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Director, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, estimated that the number ...

Omicron positivity rate higher than Delta though BOR lower

The number of positive Omicron cases exceeded the Delta variant, though the bed occupancy rate (BOR) was lower than the ...

Jakarta's COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy rate declined to 59 percent

The bed occupancy rate (BOR) of treatment rooms in 140 COVID-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta reached 3,964 as of ...