#infant

Collection of infant news, found 321 news.

Two prior generations of infant determine stunting likelihood: BKKBN

Two generations in a family could determine the likelihood of a child being born stunted, according to the National ...

Bangka Belitung prepares action plan to reduce stunting

The Bangka Belitung Islands provincial government said it has prepared an action plan to expedite stunting reduction by ...

Low rubella immunization rate puts babies at risk of deafness

Head of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Jenny Bashiruddin, cited the low rate of rubella immunization in ...

Infants account for 3% Omicron deaths: ministry

Three percent or 33 of the 1,090 patients who have died of Omicron in Indonesia so far have been infants aged under ...

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 ...

Govt formulates hospital empowerment program to mitigate cancer

The Health Ministry is formulating a program for hospital stratification and empowerment to mitigate cancer, the ...

Matter of shame for officials if child malnourishment prevalent: mayor

Officials and state civil servants in the city government should feel ashamed if cases of malnourished toddlers are ...

Stunting, obesity both extreme cases: Jakarta Governor

 Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that chronic lack of nutrition in infants, which results in shortened ...

Health problems persisting despite large govt spending: official

Indonesia has continued to see health problems despite the relatively large mitigation fund that the government ...

BKKBN launches progestin pill for supporting exclusive breastfeeding

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) officially launched progestin, a safe birth control pill for ...

Palembang: Baby born with two heads dies of lung condition

A baby born with two heads died due to an abnormal lung condition at a hospital in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Friday ...

Central Java reduced stunting cases in 2021

The Central Java government has succeeded in reducing the number of cases of stunting in its area in ...

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, ...

Women should be empowered: KSP

Indonesian women must be healthy, prosperous, and empowered to contribute optimally to the state, including in the ...

Riau Islands committed to gender equality, justice: Governor

Governor of Riau Islands Ansar Ahmad affirmed his administration's commitment to fighting for women to realize ...