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81% of TB cases successfully detected in 2024: ministry

As many as 81 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Indonesia were successfully identified in 2024, with 90 percent of ...

RI Govt prepares collaboration to strengthen TB Alert Villages

Indonesia's Health Ministry is carrying out collaboration to bolster the implementation of Tuberculosis (TB) Alert ...

Ministry detects 889 thousand TB cases by March 2025: Official

The Ministry of Health reported identifying 889 thousand Tuberculosis (TB) cases as of early March 2025, achieving 81 ...

BPOM seeks completion of nutri-grade labeling in 2025: Official

Head of the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar expressed confidence that the nutri-grade policy, or ...

BRIN continues infectious disease drug research with Malaysia, Japan

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has continued its research collaboration to develop ...

Health Ministry calls for dengue vigilance during rainy season

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain alert against dengue hemorrhagic fever during ...

Govt to put health front and center with free screenings

In February this year, the central government will launch free health screenings, considered one of the flagship health ...

Indonesia records 17,136 TB/HIV cases in 2024, up from 2022

Indonesia's Health Ministry recorded 17,136 cases of TB/HIV in 2024, according to a statement issued on ...

Minister Zulkifli calls for upgraded quarantine systems in Indonesia

Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan urged the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) to improve the quality ...

Indonesia urges public to join free health screening program

Indonesia's Ministry of Health is urging the public to utilize the free health screening program, launched to ...

Barantin guarantees imported Australian cattle free from FMD, LSD

The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) ensured that all imported cattle from Australia to Indonesia for the ...

Regions asked to close livestock markets for 14 days if FMD case found

The Ministry of Agriculture appealed to regional governments to temporarily close livestock markets for 14 days if ...

Govt reports no case finding on HMPV virus in Indonesia

The Health Ministry reported no finding of cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), currently spreading in China, and ...

Govt unveils free health check-up program for all ages in February

The government announced the Free Health Check-up Program to start in February 2025, which will cater to all age groups ...

DPR says 12% VAT to support RI President's strategic programs

Chair of the House of Representatives' (DPR's) Budget Agency Said Abdullah said that the increase in the ...