#infectious disease

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All 24 monkeypox patients are mildly symptomatic males: Official

The DKI Jakarta Health Service reported that there are 24 positive monkeypox cases in the city, based on data on ...

Mpox: 14 cases confirmed in Indonesia so far

Director general of disease prevention and control at the Ministry of Health, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, has said that 14 ...

Monkeypox cases to reach 3,600 in Indonesia, ministry estimates

The Health Ministry and epidemiologists have estimated that the number of monkeypox cases in Indonesia could reach ...

Mpox: Jakarta continues close contact tracing to fight transmission

The Jakarta Health Office continues to conduct case detection efforts against mpox by tracing close contacts for 24 ...

Govt limiting monkeypox vaccination for close contacts: ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry has informed that the monkeypox vaccination will currently only be administered to ...

Govt prioritizing monkeypox vaccines for vulnerable groups: official

Internist and consultant on tropical and infectious diseases from the state-run Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), ...

Ministry of Health confirms no significant increase in ISPA cases

The Healthy Ministry's Directorate General of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (P2PM) said there was no ...

MPR Speaker asks government to optimize diphtheria handling

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has asked the government to optimize ...

President to influence TB patients into completing treatment: Minister

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin called on President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to influence tuberculosis (TB) ...

Gov't ups vigilance against infectious diseases ahead of Eid al-Adha 

The Ministry of Health has continued to increase vigilance against infectious diseases, especially ahead of the Eid ...

Risk communication crucial in infectious diseases prevention: Ministry

The Health Ministry underscored the importance of establishing multi-party risk communication in order to prevent ...

School health units promote 3M Plus to check dengue spread: ministry

School Health Units (UKS) can play an important role in educating people about getting rid of mosquito nests using the ...

ASEAN Dengue Day proof Indonesia serious about tackling disease

ASEAN Dengue Day (ADD) reflects the commitment of the Indonesian government to seriously deal with dengue fever in the ...

Some 20,783 syphilis cases found in Indonesia in 2022: ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry found 20,783 people to have been confirmed to be infected with syphilis in various ...

Responding to end of COVID-19 emergency phase

On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the COVID-19 global emergency status, which was ...