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National Rotavirus immunization to commence on Aug 15: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Health Ministry will begin the national immunization against Rotavirus (RV) on August 15, 2023, ...

Kalbe wins five awards on environmental innovation

Indonesia's pharmaceutical company PT Kalbe Farma won five awards, three of them were in the platinum category, in ...

Indonesia looks to expand number of oncology specialist nurses

Indonesia's Health Ministry is aiming to boost the availability of oncology specialist nurses in Indonesia to ...

Health Ministry plans to expand national HPV immunization coverage

The Indonesian Health Ministry is planning to expand the coverage of free immunization against cervical cancer in all ...

Breastfeeding reduces risk of obesity in children: ministry

Exclusive breastfeeding up to the age of 24 months can reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes in children, an official ...

MPR Speaker asks government to optimize diphtheria handling

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has asked the government to optimize ...

Ministry involves public health experts in drafting Health Master Plan

The Health Ministry has involved the Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (IAKMI) in the process of drafting ...

Ministry facilitates placement for foreign graduate specialist doctors

The Indonesian Health Ministry has facilitated work placements for 16 Indonesian specialist doctors graduating from ...

Bio Farma prepares 3.1 mln Nusagard doses for prevention program

State-owned pharmaceutical holding PT Bio Farma has prepared 3.1 million doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) ...

Little chance that most mutated COVID-19 variants to trigger spike

Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman stated that the emergence of SARS-COV-2 that causes COVID-19, with ...

BAKTI to prioritize education sector for satellite internet

The Indonesian Satellite-1 (SATRIA-1) project will prioritize the education sector, namely schools that lack internet ...

Minister asks broadcasting industry to create quality child programs

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga encouraged the broadcasting industry in ...

Hepatitis B mostly transmits from mother to child: ministry

In Indonesia, Hepatitis B is mostly being transmitted from mother to child, according to an official from the Health ...

Hepatitis is a serious challenge, needs intervention: minister

Hepatitis is a serious threat that must be addressed without delay through early detection and integrated treatment, ...

National Children's Day and the challenge to overcome stunting

Stunting has become one of the important topics discussed at the 2023 National Children's Day (HAN) commemoration ...