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Stop open defecation to protect children from polio: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has urged the community to stop the practice of open defecation in a bid to ...

Polio immunization focused on regions with low coverage: ministry

The Health Ministry is focusing routine polio immunization in regions that have become vulnerable to extraordinary ...

Some 1,979 residents evacuated due to Mount Semeru eruption: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) recorded that 1,979 people took refuge in  11 different  ...

Elderly people with comorbidities must take second booster: ministry

Elderly people with comorbidities must take the second COVID-19 booster vaccine without delay to get optimal protection ...

Endeavoring to realize Indonesia without anemia from early age

Debora described the taste of blood supplement tablets distributed at her school recently as having no smell but making ...

Govt strengthens HIV screening to prevent mother-to-child transmission

The Ministry of Health is continuously strengthening the screening of pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child ...

Early HIV detection crucial for improving quality of life: expert

It is crucial to carry out HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) screening early to improve the quality of life and ...

Religious figures, community network crucial to prevent HIV: Ministry

The involvement of religious and cultural figures as well as the public communication network is important to prevent a ...

Four field puskesmas readied to treat Cianjur quake victims

The Cianjur District Health Office, West Java Province, has prepared four field community health centers (puskesmas) to ...

Government targets polio immunization for 95 percent children in Aceh

The Health Ministry is targeting 95 percent of children up to 12 years of age in Aceh to receive polio immunization ...

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 ...

Quake survivors suffer from diseases at temporary shelters

Several residents taking refuge in the aftermath of Cianjur District's deadly earthquake have suffered from several ...

Ready to produce 5 mln IndoVac doses by year-end: Bio Farma

Bio Farma is ready to produce five million doses of the IndoVac vaccine by 2022-end to support the second booster ...

Polio vaccine side effects milder than disease: IDAI

Chairperson of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Dr. Piprim Basarah Yanuarso, has asked citizens to not ...

President Jokowi receives second booster vaccine dose

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the second COVID-19 booster vaccine using the domestically produced Indovac ...