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Gov't outlines four strategies for cancer handling, prevention

The government is ready to implement four strategies to prevent and handle cancer cases in Indonesia, Director of ...

Early detection of ovarian cancer reduces risk of death: doctor

Early detection of ovarian cancer can help patients get the right treatment and thereby, reduce mortality, according to ...

Measles-rubella immunization coverage reaches 72.7 %: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health stated that the coverage of measles-rubella immunization, held under the National Children ...

Smokers face higher risk of developing tuberculosis: FKUI Professor

Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI) Tjandra Yoga Aditama reminded that smokers are at ...

Endeavoring to realize Indonesia without anemia from early age

Debora described the taste of blood supplement tablets distributed at her school recently as having no smell but making ...

Ministry to prepare five provincial hospitals for heart disease

The Health Ministry and state-owned Harapan Kita Central General Hospital (RSUP) will prepare provincial hospitals in ...

Govt to add cardiac cath labs at 14 hospitals in 2023

The Ministry of Health will add cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath labs) in 14 district and city hospitals in ...

Third COVID-19 dose coverage reaches 66.9 million

The number of Indonesian citizens who have received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or the first booster reached ...

Jakarta launches two-dose polio immunization program for infants

The Jakarta Health Office launched a two-dose polio immunization program for infants on December 1, 2022. Under the ...

Increasing swampland use paramount to achieving food security

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated that maximizing the use of swampland is a crucial step to ...

Bali to apply FMD handling scheme as rabies-handling measure

Head of the Bali Agriculture and Food Security Office I Wayan Sunada has confirmed that Bali will handle cases of ...

66.86 million Indonesians have received first booster: task force

At least 66.86 million Indonesians have received the third dose or first booster of the COVID-19 vaccine as of ...

Govt strengthens HIV screening to prevent mother-to-child transmission

The Ministry of Health is continuously strengthening the screening of pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child ...

Early HIV detection crucial for improving quality of life: expert

It is crucial to carry out HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) screening early to improve the quality of life and ...

Govt shifts focus from handling pandemic to improving health services

The government's priority in the health sector has shifted from handling the COVID-19 pandemic to improving the ...