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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 ...

2021 World K-POP Concert (K-Culture Festival) ends in success, presenting a new model for performances in the ‘living with COVID-19’ era

‘2021 World K-POP Concert (K-Culture Festival),’ held from November 13 (Saturday) to 14 (Sunday) at Korea ...

Pandemic opportunity to improve global health system: minister

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 5 million lives and infected over 250 million people globally, has ...

Low immunization during pandemic triggers outbreak: Health Ministry

Low immunization coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic can potentially cause extraordinary outbreaks (KLB) of several ...

Health Ministry to continue health sector transformation

The Health Ministry will continue to transform the six pillars of the health sector, the ministry's acting director ...

Govt formulates non-COVID-19 essential diseases handling road map

The government is preparing a road map to handle essential diseases apart from COVID-19, Acting Director General of ...

Dengue fever cases down as of October 2021: ministry

Dengue fever data from the Health Ministry has shown a drop in dengue cases to 37,646 as of October or the 43th week of ...

Jakarta awaits ministry policy on vaccinating children aged 6-11

The Jakarta Health Office said it is awaiting the Health Ministry’s decision on vaccinating children aged 6-11 ...

Healthy diet, physical activity can help prevent obesity: expert

Obesity can be prevented by controlling sugar, salt, and fat intake and through physical activity, acting Director for ...

Jakarta pegs vaccination target for children aged 6-11 at 900,000

The Jakarta Health Office has estimated it will need to vaccinate around 900 thousand children aged 6-11 following the ...

Bandung expedites COVID-19 testing to anticipate third wave

 Bandung, the capital of West Java province, is accelerating testing for the public as a precautionary measure ...

Ministry asks ITAGI to find best COVID-19 booster

The Ministry of Health has asked the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) to research the best ...

Jakarta: No COVID-19 cases detected in 610 reopened schools

The Jakarta Education Office has confirmed that no positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in the 610 schools that ...

Govt adopts 4 strategies to meet 2.5-million vaccinations target

The Health Ministry has adopted four strategies to quickly achieve the daily vaccination target of 2.5 million doses in ...