#infant

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BKKBN, ministry launch premarital health screening program

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday inaugurated ...

Some 37% of young Indonesian women prone to anemia: BKKBN

Around 37 percent of young Indonesian women are at risk of developing iron deficiency and low blood cell count, which ...

Multi-sectoral involvement crucial to handle stunting: Legislator

Involvement of various stakeholders, including the government, academicians, entrepreneurs, community, and media, is ...

Bride, groom health checkup crucial to prevent stunted birth: Minister

The requirement for prospective brides and grooms to undergo health checks before marriage aims to detect health issues ...

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 ...