#infant

Collection of infant news, found 347 news.

Pregnancy examinations important to prevent stunting: Ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has underlined the importance of conducting examinations ...

Stunting surveillance depends on medical human resource capacity

An improvement in the surveillance of stunting cases will depend on the capacity and quality of medical human ...

Maternal, infant mortality rates indicators of national health: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) stressed that the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant ...

Minister presses for accelerating stunting handling in 12 provinces

Stunting handling in 12 provinces should be expedited to support realization of the 14-percent case target in Indonesia ...

Pregnant women must undergo HIV-AIDS screening: Jakarta Health Office

The Jakarta Health Office has urged pregnant women to undergo screening to prevent their children from getting infected ...

3,175 medical personnel spread across Cianjur's evacuation locations

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that as many as 3,175 medical personnel were spread across 194 ...

Prosperous mothers will deliver superior future generation: Minister

A prosperous mother will give birth to children, with outstanding development, that will later become a superior and ...

Posyandu as spearhead for MMR, IMR reduction: Health Ministry

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono affirmed that the integrated health posts (posyandu) would be the ...

Promoting condom use needed to tackle HIV/AIDS: BKKBN

The use of condoms must be promoted to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases amid a rise in HIV/AIDS ...

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Youth as agents of change in developing nation

Indonesia has entered the initial stage of the demographic bonus, as reflected by the number of people in the ...

Jakartans urged to be wary of side effects of drugs

The Jakarta Health Office has urged residents to pay attention to the side effects of drugs before consuming them, ...

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 ...

Public awareness about stunting still low: BKKBN head

People's awareness about stunting is still low, thus, it will take time and effort to change the public mindset, ...

Gov't currently halts syrup drugs' sales amid kidney failure cases

The government has ordered a temporary halt to the sale of syrup drugs, as investigation into the cases of acute kidney ...

Bandung hospital treats 12 children with acute kidney disorders

The Hasan Sadikin Hospital of Bandung has treated 12 children with acute kidney disorders since August 2022 when the ...