#infectious disease

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Indonesia ranks third globally in leprosy prevalence: Ministry

Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health ...

FMD, LSD can disrupt livestock productivity: Agriculture Ministry

Currently, two diseases have the potential to disrupt livestock productivity, namely foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and ...

APEC announces regional dashboard to track progress on immunization

APEC member economies announced a comprehensive dashboard to help measure their collective progress towards ...

Minister seeks monthly detecting 60 thousand TB cases in 2023

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged all parties to work in unison to find 60 thousand cases of Tuberculosis (TB) ...

Climate change causing an increase in infectious diseases: BRIN

The incidence of infectious diseases is increasing on account of climate change, according to an official from the ...

Active cross-sectoral role paramount to eliminating TB by 2030: Minister

The Indonesian Health Ministry affirmed that the target for the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 necessitates ...

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 ...