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KIA handbook released to reduce under-five mortality rate: ministry

The release of the Maternal and Child Health (KIA) handbook is part of the government's strategies to reduce the ...

Govt probing drugs, raw materials suspected of causing kidney failure

The Indonesian Government is investigating pharmaceutical raw materials and drug products suspected of causing acute ...

Domestic medical devices ready to foray into foreign market: Ministry

The Ministry of Industry confirmed that national medical device products were ready to enter the global market through ...

Drug intake not needed in all illnesses: Health official

The Jakarta Provincial Health Office emphasized that the public should understand that not all diseases need to be ...

Govt seeks to improve hospitals' competence in handling TB

The Health Ministry is committed to improving the competence of hospitals in treating tuberculosis (TB) to realize the ...

TB vaccine ready for third phase clinical trials: minister

A vaccine for treating tuberculosis (TB) is currently under development and is ready for the third phase of clinical ...

Government's firm stance crucial in acute kidney failure in children

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad urged the government to take a firm stance ...

Ministry, BPOM work to remove medicinal syrups from market

The Health Ministry and the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) are working to remove medicinal syrup ...

Government handles TB spread through name-, address-based surveillance

The Indonesian Government is committed to handling the spread of tuberculosis (TB) disease cases through a good ...

West Sumatra reports 22 acute kidney failure cases in children

The Health Office of West Sumatra Province has, so far, recorded as many as 22 cases of acute kidney failure among ...

Ministry promotes active lifestyle for preventing osteoporosis

The Ministry of Health has encouraged the community to lead an active lifestyle in order to prevent osteoporosis early ...

Health ministry finds harmful substances in syrup medicines

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that three dangerous chemical substances were found in syrup medicine ...

BPJS Kesehatan to bear costs of kidney failure, liver transplant

State-run Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) confirmed it would bear the treatment cost for ...

Govt finds compounds in drugs that could trigger acute kidney failure

The Health Ministry has detected traces of compounds in samples of drugs consumed by patients in Indonesia that have ...

Ministry to optimize Posyandu to boost health service accessibility

The Ministry of Health will optimize integrated health services posts (posyandus) in several regions to boost ...