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TB case detection in 2022 highest on record: ministry

The detection of more than 700 thousand cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2022 was the highest on record in Indonesia, ...

Using genome sequencing to monitor Arcturus variant: official

The Jakarta Health Service has continued to monitor the development of the latest COVID-19 variant, namely Arcturus or ...

PDPI outlines complex challenges of TB handling in Indonesia

The Indonesian Society of Respirology (PDPI) has said that the handling of tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia to achieve ...

Not all TB cases treated and cured: Health expert

Health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama stated that not all Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Indonesia had been able to be ...

PDPI urges people to wear masks during tarawih prayers

The Indonesian Society of Respirology (PDPI) has appealed to people to wear masks and follow the health protocols while ...

Tracing 20 contacts of Purwakarta polio patient: ministry

The Ministry of Health has traced 20 people who came in close contact with a child in Purwakarta, West Java, who ...

BOR at Jakarta's hospitals recorded at five percent: Health Office

The Jakarta Health Office stated that the bed occupancy rate (BOR), which is one of the indicators for handling of the ...

Magelang City govt anticipates impact of Mt. Merapi eruption

The government of Magelang City in Central Java Province has taken measures to lessen the impact of volcanic ash ...

Bird flu can develop rapidly into severe lung disease: official

The Jakarta Provincial Health Service has informed that bird flu in humans can quickly develop into severe lung ...

Jakarta mitigating risks of bird flu clade 2.3.4.4b transmission

The Jakarta Health Office is mitigating the risks of transmission of the current clade of H5N1 virus, called clade ...

Indonesia adopts GISRS platform as influenza surveillance system

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance that was listed as part of GISRS, he explained. ILI-SARI ...

Bird flu transmission to humans rare, but possible: expert

The transmission of bird flu to humans is rare, but is still a risk, therefore, it must not be taken lightly, Chairul ...

Health ministry records 1,408 leptospirosis cases with 139 deaths

Head of the communication and public services bureau of the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said here on ...

Ministry seeks public role in improving basic immunization coverage

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture urged the people to play an active role in improving basic ...

Risk of avian influenza infection in humans still low: govt

The risk of avian influenza or H5N1 infection in humans is still categorized as low, head of the public communication ...