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Indonesia pushes kitchens to expand free meals program coverage

Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has urged all meal kitchens under the government's Free Nutritious ...

Indonesia reports no human hantavirus spread since 1991

Indonesia has recorded no hantavirus transmission from rodents to humans since 1991, the Health Ministry said, ...

RI tests foreigner negative for hantavirus following cruise outbreak

Indonesia’s Health Ministry said on Monday that a foreign national monitored after close contact with a ...

Ministry launches medical audit to follow up on intern doctor case

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the Professional Disciplinary Council (MDP) will conduct a medical audit ...

Health Ministry revises intern doctor rules after dr. Myta case

The Ministry of Health is reviewing regulations governing the medical internship program, including working hours, ...

Ministry tightens screening in response to cruise ship's hantavirus

The Ministry of Health had coordinated with the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance hantavirus screening ...

Indonesia pushes immunization as 960,000 children unvaccinated

Indonesia's Health Ministry, along with UNICEF and WHO, reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen immunization ...

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Indonesia's malaria battle: How a woman helps protect Papua's villages

As a new day unfolded, a woman with years of dedication navigated narrow alleys, arriving at a plank house in her ...

Indonesia integrates malaria control for 2030 elimination

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is integrating malaria control with other disease management efforts as part of ...

Indonesia launches 1,000-day consortium to cut maternal, infant deaths

Indonesia’s Health Ministry on Thursday launched a 1,000-day early life consortium to cut maternal and infant ...

Health Ministry applies TOKEN strategy to curb malaria in Papua

The Ministry of Health introduced the Find, Treat, Control (TOKEN) strategy to accelerate the reduction of malaria ...

Health Ministry records 412 malaria-free regions in 2026

The Ministry of Health announced that by 2026, 412 of the 514 districts/cities in Indonesia will have been declared ...

Indonesia expands eye screening, cataract surgery access

Indonesia’s Health Ministry has added eye screening to its 2026 Free Health Check (CKG)  Program and ensured ...

Indonesia targets safety training for 666,000 MBG food handlers

The Health Ministry has allocated a quota of free training for up to 666,000 food handlers working at nutrition ...

Ministry speeds up hygiene certification for 26 thousand MBG kitchens

The Ministry of Health said it is accelerating the issuance of Hygiene and Sanitation Certificates (SLHS) for more than ...