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Minister lists four frameworks in tackling tuberculosis cases

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin outlined four frameworks for tuberculosis (TB) resolution that were initiated in ...

Makassar Health Office seeking to eliminate TB through Friend app

The Health Office of Makassar City, South Sulawesi, is focusing on eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the workplace ...

COVID-19 vaccination: Number of 3rd dose recipients reaches 63.92 mln

The number of Indonesians who have received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or the booster shot reached 63.92 ...

Health transformation focused on preventing severe disease: ministry

The transformation of the health system is focused on preventing the severity of diseases that many people suffer from, ...

Prevention and control efforts in fight against dengue intensified

The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to prevent and control dengue virus transmission in all regions during ...

CEPI opens global vaccine network for Indonesia's pharmacy industry

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) opens a global vaccine network for the pharmacy industry in ...

Ministry urges health services to implement health transformation

Secretary General of the Ministry of Health Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha called on all regional health services to ...

Masks can be removed if high booster vaccine percentage: Doctor

Pulmonology and respiratory medicine specialist Doctor Erlina Burhan, MSc., Sp.P.(K) stated that people can remove ...

PCV immunization targets reducing pneumonia, stunting cases

The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) immunization program aims to curb cases of pneumonia and stunting in ...

Gov't targets 90-percent nationwide detection of TBC cases by 2024

The government is aiming to achieve 90-percent detection of tuberculosis (TBC) cases nationwide by 2024 through the ...

Indonesia holds bioinformatics training for ASEAN lab personnel

Indonesia is sharing its expertise in bioinformatics by training laboratory personnel from 9 ASEAN countries, 23 ...

IPB readies laboratory to facilitate monkeypox-prevention efforts

Rector of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Arief Satria spoke of his side having readied human resources, ...

Expert highlights importance of strengthening education on monkeypox

Strengthening education on monkeypox is essential in order to improve the community's understanding of the ...

Govt expands network of laboratories to support research on monkeypox

The Health Ministry has expanded the network of laboratories to research genome sequencing for monkeypox in 10 major ...

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Indonesia intensifies vigilance against monkeypox

Amid the global fight against COVID-19, which was first detected in China in late 2019, nearly 80 countries have ...