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ASEAN Dengue Day proof Indonesia serious about tackling disease

ASEAN Dengue Day (ADD) reflects the commitment of the Indonesian government to seriously deal with dengue fever in the ...

Beware of El Nino impact that spikes dengue cases: Ministry

Health Ministry urged all parties to be wary of the impact of El Niño, the phenomenon of unusual warming of sea ...

Health Ministry focuses on food safety awareness

The Ministry of Health focuses on educational and supervisory efforts in food management centers, hawker centers, and ...

Jakarta optimizes health services to reduce pollution-related diseases

The Jakarta Health Office optimizes health services at health facilities to reduce the risk of infection from diseases ...

Ministry asks local govts in Papua to accelerate malaria elimination

The Health Ministry has asked regional governments in Papua to expedite the eradication of malaria cases by ...

Health Ministry targets eliminating rabies in Indonesia by 2030

The Ministry of Health is aiming to eliminate rabies in humans due to dog bite in Indonesia by 2030 through continuous ...

Massive vaccination necessary for dogs to handle rabies outbreak: govt

Indonesia's Health Ministry assessed that it is necessary to conduct massive rabies vaccination after two districts ...

Ministry provides free counseling and guidance on quitting smoking

The Health Ministry provides free counseling and guidance on quitting smoking to the public via the Quitline.INA number ...

Number of smokers among kids and teens increases: Health Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that the number of smokers in Indonesia showed an increasing trend from 2013 to ...

449 districts/cities have non-smoking regulations: ministry

As many as 449 out of the 514 districts/cities in Indonesia already have regulations on non-smoking areas (KTR) in ...

Health Ministry expands heart screening services to posyandu level

The Health Ministry expanded the reach of promotion and prevention programs against heart diseases to the integrated ...

ITAGI ensures heterologous COVID-19 vaccination safe for public

The Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI) ensures that the heterologous administration of ...

Ministry removes vaccine regime provisions for long-term protection

The policy of removing regimen provisions without referring to the brand of the COVID-19 vaccine product was the ...

BKKBN initiates mental health program at posyandus to reduce stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has said that offering mental health programs through the ...

Speaker urges ministry to focus on handling measles spike

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has urged the Health Ministry to focus on ...