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Health office cautions of mounting COVID-19 cases involving children

The Jakarta Provincial Health Office has raised caveat on the escalating number of COVID-19 cases involving children in ...

Health Ministry removes domicile requirement for COVID-19 vaccination

The Indonesian Health Ministry has removed the domicile requirement for COVID-19 vaccinations at all government-owned ...

COVID-19 delta variant tends to infect patients under 18: Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tended to infect ...

Celltrion confirms neutralising potency against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants with anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment regdanvimab (CT-P59)

Celltrion Group today announced that CT-P59, an anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment candidate, has confirmed ...

Private sector must help puskesmas prioritize preventive services: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said he hopes that health clinics owned by state-owned enterprises (BUMN) and the ...

Health Ministry, Halodoc jointly organize drive-thru vaccination

The Health Ministry, in collaboration with online health service provider, Halodoc, has prepared services for the ...

Second vaccine dose may raise antibody level to 99%: official

People who receive the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine can expect their antibody level to increase to up to 99 ...

Elderly Indonesians to join second-phase vaccination program

Some elderly Indonesians aged 60 years and above will get inoculated in the second phase of the vaccination program, ...

Pandemic building momentum for boosting health resilience: President

President Joko Widodo has said the COVID-19 pandemic could help build the momentum for strengthening health resilience ...

248 volunteers have received Sinovac vaccine injections in Bandung

The Padjadjaran University's Research Team for the Clinical Trials of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine revealed that 248 ...

110 volunteers of COVID-19 vaccine trials in Bandung are healthy

The Indonesian health authority in Bandung City confirmed that 110 volunteers of the phase III clinical trials of the ...

Jakarta records 637 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday

The Jakarta authorities reported, Sunday, that the capital city witnessed the addition of 637 fresh COVID-19 cases over ...

Rp169.7 trillion allocated for healthcare in 2021 RAPBN

The Indonesian government has set aside Rp169.7 trillion for healthcare in the 2021 Draft State Budget, said President ...

Annual Speech

Jokowi seeks expediting health sector reforms amid pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, called to accelerate fundamental reforms ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...