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Free meal, health checks part of fulfilling basic human rights: Pigai

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai stated that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) and Free Health Check (CKG) programs ...

Three Sumatran elephant deaths raise conservation concerns in Aceh

For conservationists in Indonesia, August was supposed to be a month of independence and hope. Instead, the deaths of ...

Annual Budget Speech

Government to build, revitalize 441 regional hospitals: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto said the government plans to develop and upgrade 441 Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) to ...

Waste sorters to receive protection as green-collar workers: Minister

Indonesia's Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said the government is seeking to change perceptions by replacing ...

Gene Solutions Advances Precision Oncology Education in Malaysia with the ''Beyond Actionable'' Academy

 Gene Solutions Malaysia hosted the Precision Oncology Academy 2026 on 25 July 2026 at the Sheraton Petaling ...

Health Ministry asks TEP to map health issues in transmigration areas

The Health Ministry has asked the Transmigration Ministry's 2026 Patriot Expedition Team (TEP) to map public health ...

Indonesia's Free Health Check uncover 1 million new hypertension cases

The 2026 Free Health Check (CKG) program has detected approximately one million new cases of hypertension among 9.2 ...

Indonesia finds 13,297 suspected leprosy cases amid boosted screenings

The Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that under the 2026 Free Health Screening (CKG) program, it identified 13,297 ...

BRIN accelerates biodiversity-based infectious disease drug research

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is accelerating the development of infectious disease ...

Indonesia urges child vape shield after live-stream controversy

Indonesia’s Health Ministry on Tuesday urged stricter protections for children against tobacco and e-cigarette ...

CKG screens 73.8 million Indonesians by July 2026: ministry

Health Ministry stated that as of July 2026, Free Health Checkup (CKG) had screened 73.8 million people, comprising ...

Indonesia sets four priority response clusters to address El Nio

The Indonesian government has formulated a policy brief for four key development clusters to address and manage the ...

Indonesia develops virus-free garlic seed technology

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM) are developing ...

Indonesia pushes heart screening to lower mortality

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin is prioritizing early detection and screening to curb high mortality ...

Health Ministry proposes Bogor as integrated TB control model

The Ministry of Health has proposed Bogor City as a national pilot for an integrated tuberculosis (TB) control program ...