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RI to send 27 doctors to China, Japan for cardiology training

To improve national cardiovascular services, the Health Ministry and Endowment Fund for Education Agency (LPDP) will ...

Indonesia expands access to nutrition for mothers, toddlers

The Health Ministry is collaborating with the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to improve access to proper nutrition for ...

Govt reports no case finding on HMPV virus in Indonesia

The Health Ministry reported no finding of cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), currently spreading in China, and ...

Govt to share 2024 childhood stunting prevalence figure next month

The figure for stunting prevalence among Indonesian children in 2024 is projected to be made public by January 2025, ...

Indonesia's emergency team for Vanuatu to work for one month: BNPB

Indonesia's medical team dispatched for disaster response operation in the Pacific island country of Vanuatu will ...

Indonesia's SAR team recovers body of toddler swept away in gutter

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team on Friday found the body of a toddler, identified only as MR, 3.5 years old, who ...

Ministries to ease rules for sending health workers abroad

According to the Health Ministry, the global need for nurses has reached 6.4 million, and Indonesia is in a great ...

Indonesia's Health Ministry, MUI partners to promote public health

The Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) have forged a strategic collaboration to improve public ...

RI, Germany agree to convert debt for TB, HIV handling

Indonesia and Germany have inked a debt-to-health swap agreement worth €75 million for the handling of ...

Rising cigarette costs discourage young smokers: ministry

The Health Ministry revealed that other countries' efforts to increase cigarette excise could reduce consumption by ...

Government to officially apply 12 percent VAT starting from January 1

The Indonesian government has announced that the increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent ...

Govt targets 50 pct puskesmas offering mental health support by 2025

To improve national mental healthcare infrastructure, the Health Ministry is methodically working to ensure that 50 ...

Ministry promotes first aid for mental health screening

The Ministry of Health is intensifying a campaign called #PeduliSayangiJiwa to raise awareness of the importance of ...

Continuum of care important in mental health services: expert

A professor with the Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia (UI), Herni Susanti, ...

Transparency required to address expensive drugs issue: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted the need to exercise a higher level of transparency in determining the ...