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Public encouraged to use free screening for early cancer detection

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono appealed to the community to access early cancer detection services ...

Indonesia prepares action plan to handle four priority cancers

The Indonesian Government has prepared a National Action Plan to handle four priority cancers, including eradicating ...

Ministry targets intensifying efforts to curb smoking in children

The Ministry of Health is focusing on efforts to lower smoking prevalence among children to minimize the risk of ...

Indonesia steps up efforts to end leprosy, filariasis by 2030

Indonesia continues to accelerate efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly leprosy and ...

Govt to put health front and center with free screenings

In February this year, the central government will launch free health screenings, considered one of the flagship health ...

Govt encourages women to lead family health awareness

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Arifah Choiri Fauzi urged women to help educate their family ...

Indonesia records 17,136 TB/HIV cases in 2024, up from 2022

Indonesia's Health Ministry recorded 17,136 cases of TB/HIV in 2024, according to a statement issued on ...

Free meals program initial step toward health investment: VP

The Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is the first step toward changing people's mindsets and making them realize ...

Ministry advocates for eliminating negative stigma towards TB patients

The Ministry of Health called for ending the negative stigma surrounding tuberculosis (TB) patients, as it hampers ...

Support free health screening program: minister to regions

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to support the central government's ...

BRIN seeks HMPV genetic research, diagnostic tests

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is encouraging genetic research on the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) ...

Minister Zulkifli calls for upgraded quarantine systems in Indonesia

Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan urged the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) to improve the quality ...

Free health screening program to boost people's health: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno emphasized that the government's program to ...

Indonesia urges public to join free health screening program

Indonesia's Ministry of Health is urging the public to utilize the free health screening program, launched to ...

Govt assures adequate beef supply for Ramadan amidst FMD outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture has assured the public that beef and buffalo meat supplies will remain adequate throughout ...