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Threats of obesity among Indonesian teenagers

Obesity is starting to lurk among Indonesian teenagers and has emerged as one of the major health problems affecting ...

Agriculture Ministry develops climate change-adaptive rice varieties

The Ministry of Agriculture has developed a superior Cakrabuana Agritan rice variety in Merauke District, South Papua, ...

Jokowi invites Papuans to support National Immunization Week

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Tuesday, called on people in Papua to participate in making the 2024 National ...

Polio-induced paralysis untreatable: Jakarta health official

Paralysis due to a polio infection is untreatable, a Jakarta health official said on Thursday. "Until now, ...

Ministry makes meningitis vaccine mandatory for Umrah pilgrims

The Health Ministry issued circular number HK.02.02/A/3717/2024 that outlines meningitis vaccination for Hajj and Umrah ...

BPJS Kesehatan launches Patient Referral Program in Southwest Papua

State health insurer BPJS Kesehatan has initiated the Patient Referral Program (PRB) to improve access to and quality ...

Govt must improve Internet coverage to support health screening

The Health Ministry must consistently pursue better Internet access and quality in Indonesia's remote areas to ...

Ministry gives screening results via WhatsApp as preventive measure

The Health Ministry pursues a project in which it notifies patients of their screening results for non-transmissible ...

APVI to ensure adult-only alternative tobacco product sales

The Indonesian Vapor Entrepreneurs Association (APVI) has said that it will ensure alternative tobacco products are ...

Local govts should establish task force to battle TBC, polio: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian appealed to regional governments to form vaccination teams or task forces to ...

NTB govt applies resilient agriculture system to prevent crises

The Government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province is implementing a resilient agricultural system to prevent food ...

National Cancer Society Malaysia and Gene Solutions Forge Partnership to Expand Multi-Cancer Early Detection

National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) and Gene Solutions are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of ...

Local govts must aggressively pursue TB prevention: C Papua governor

Acting governor of Central Papua, Ribka Haluk, has asked local governments in the region to aggressively implement ...

Hasten Announces Acquisition of 14 Celltrion Legacy Products, Accelerating its Business Expansion in the Pan-Asia Area

Hasten Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Hasten") announced today that it has successfully acquired the ...

Foreign doctors in Indonesia for knowledge transfer, says ministry

The Ministry of Health said that the main goal of bringing in foreign doctors to Indonesia is to enable the transfer ...