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MP expresses regret over dismissal of Terawan Putranto from IDI

Member of the Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Saleh Partaonan Daulay has expressed ...

Medical ethics board expels Dr Terawan Putranto from IDI

Indonesia's Honorary Council for Medical Ethics (MKEK) in a special session, decided to permanently expel Dr. dr. ...

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Ministries join hands in fight against stunting

The Indonesian government has been fighting against stunting, which is characterized by growth failure in children ...

Gov't to distribute ultrasound equipment to all health centers

The Ministry of Health will distribute medical ultrasound equipment to all community health centers (puskesmas) in ...

One million Indonesians annually seek medical treatment abroad: gov't

The Ministry of Health stated that the number of Indonesian citizens going abroad, especially to Malaysia, Singapore, ...

Expect teledentistry to boost dental health service coverage: minister

Teledentistry or telecommunication consultation with dentists is expected to increase the coverage of dental and oral ...

IDI monumentalizes 730 doctors who died during COVID-19 pandemic

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) monumentalizes 730 doctors, who died during service while caring for patients ...

Health Ministry to deliver 3,355 USG devices to eradicate stunting

The central government will distribute 3,355 ultrasound (USG) devices to community health centers (Puskesmas) to avoid ...

Indonesia reiterates importance of vaccine equity at COVAX meeting

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has reiterated the need to redouble efforts to promote global vaccine ...

Indonesia's war against child stunting

The handling of stunting is one of the areas of focus of the Indonesian government in a bid to have healthy, brilliant ...

Indonesia will hopefully avert BA.2-related infection spike: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has expressed the hope that Indonesia will not see an increase in COVID-19 cases ...

Indonesia invests US$5 million for vaccine development

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted that the country invested US$5million to finance handling of ...

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Indonesia mulls pandemic to endemic shift

It has been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO), on March 11, 2020, declared the novel coronavirus ...

COVID-19 has pushed countries to improve healthcare: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted countries to develop a better and ...

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Global community to boost capacity in response to pandemic: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has encouraged the global community to increase its capacity to prevent, detect, ...