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Minister visits leprosy patients, pushes early screening

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin visited several leprosy patients during a working visit to Serang Baru ...

Free Health Check program now includes hepatitis screening

The Health Ministry has integrated hepatitis detection and control services into the Free Health Check (CKG) program to ...

Free health checks rolled out in Jakarta schools

The Jakarta provincial government has begun a Free Health Check (CKG) program for students in schools, coinciding with ...

Sekolah Rakyat students with vision issues to get free glasses

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has informed that all Sekolah Rakyat students who suffer from vision problems, such ...

Tangerang chosen as pilot project for TB handling

The Ministry of Health has appointed Tangerang City as one of the pilot areas for TB handling, recognizing its ...

Indonesia seeks collaborative boost for malaria elimination efforts

Indonesia's Health Ministry is set to launch the Presidential Call to End Malaria Initiative (PCMI) by ...

Indonesia's Batam raises COVID-19 alert amid Singapore case surge

The municipal government of Batam, in Indonesia's Riau Islands, has raised its COVID-19 alert level following a ...

Indonesia allocates over US$13.8 bln for health in 2026 draft budget

The Indonesian government has allocated up to Rp228 trillion (over US$13.8 billion) for the health sector in the ...

Challenging journey for eradicating Tuberculosis in Indonesia

Tuberculosis has existed since ancient times, yet it remains one of the leading causes of death in the modern ...

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 ...