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Prioritize efforts to thwart spread of COVID-19: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called to give top priority to endeavors to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, ...

Jokowi calls to cut inter-regional disparity in COVID-19 test capacity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded his ranks to act promptly in lowering inter-regional disparity in terms of the ...

Jokowi asks ministry to design COVID-19 testing plan for provinces

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) to chart out a plan for conducting ...

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Indonesia challenged to resolve alcohol addiction in Papua

Alcohol consumption remains a serious problem in Papua though the liquor production, distribution, and sale have ...

COVID-19 a reminder of importance of knowledge, technology: President

President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said the coronavirus pandemic has reminded the nation and the state of the ...

COVID-19 handling must not spark more problems: Task Force

The coronavirus pandemic, which has been deemed a non-natural disaster, must be dealt with thoroughly to ensure that ...

Indonesia, Cuba must improve cooperation in COVID-19 fight: MPR

Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo, on Monday said Indonesia should increase ...

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Coronavirus taking a mental toll on medical workers

The United Nations (UN) has recently warned the coronavirus pandemic could cause a global mental health crisis. A ...

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Fasting during the COVID-19 outbreak

Each year, Muslims around the world fast during the holy month of Ramadhan, as part of traditional rituals of ...

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Churches adapt to COVID-19 with online Sunday service

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which broke out late December last year in China’s Wuhan, has spread to ...

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Before coronavirus, the world once fought off smallpox

The whole world is currently battling a new virus strain that causes acute respiratory complications — the novel ...

Year Ender 2019

Year ends but mental health awareness continues

Shortness of breath, disrupted vision, trembling, and a rapid heart rate are among the most common physical ...

282,627 infants in Bogor suffer from stunted growth

The prevalence of stunting in Bogor District, West Java Province, stood at 32.9 percent with 859,501 infants in 2018, ...

UI educates local residents about stunting prevention efforts

The University of Indonesia's (UI's) Faculty of Public Health has collaborated with the authorities of Babakan ...

Papua enhances puskesmas' role in patient handling following riots

The Papua Provincial Health Office is optimizing the role of community health centers (puskesmas) to tend to patients ...