#infant mortality rate

Collection of infant mortality rate news, found 41 news.

Suppress child marriages for three-percent reduction in stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) laid stress on the need to suppress early marriage in ...

Early detection is a crucial transformation in health system: Ministry

Strengthening early detection of a disease is a crucial transformation in Indonesia's health system, according to ...

Total fertility rate affects maternal, infant mortality rates: BKKBN

The number of children that mothers gave birth to during their fertility period, or total fertility rate (TFR), affects ...

Gov't must help improve quality of 71.4 million families: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has said that the government will need to assist as many as ...

Planning pregnancies can help prevent childhood stunting: BKKBN

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG. (K), has advised all ...

Indonesia's communities yet reel from nutritional problems: Ministry

Indonesia continues to face persistent health problems, including in terms of the nutritional status of communities, ...

Exclusive breastfeeding crucial in preventing infant deaths: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) underscored the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to ...

Stunting involves maternal, infant mortality: BKKBN

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Hasto Wardoyo, has said the problem of stunting ...

84% of infant mortality caused by preterm birth: ministry

Preterm birth is responsible for 84 percent of deaths among newborn babies in Indonesia, director for family health at ...

Health Ministry expands immunization program to offer 14 vaccines

The Health Ministry intends to expand its national immunization program, under the strategic plan of health reform, ...

Maternal, infant mortality rates remain high in N Sumatra: Governor

North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi pointed out that the mortality rate of mothers and infants in North Sumatra had ...

Indonesia, Unicef sign CPAP for 2021-2025 to promote child welfare

The Indonesian government and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) inked the Country Programme Action Plan ...

Government focuses on lowering infant mortality rate

The Indonesian government is focusing on lowering infant mortality rate to maintain total fertility rate (TFR) aimed ...

Health minister launches polio vaccines program

The Minister of Health, Nila F. Moeloek, has launched the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) for primary immunization of ...

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreases

Infant mortality rate in Indonesia decreased significantly over the last 25 years, falling from 84 deaths per ...