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COVID-19 vaccine: Indonesia to have 30 mln doses by year-end

Indonesia aims to obtain 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by PT Bio Farma by the end of 2020, ...

Rp169.7 trillion allocated for healthcare in 2021 RAPBN

The Indonesian government has set aside Rp169.7 trillion for healthcare in the 2021 Draft State Budget, said President ...

Indonesia, UK extend partnership in science and technology until 2025

The governments of Indonesia and the United Kingdom agreed to extend partnerships in science and technology until ...

Indonesia ranks third among TB high-burden nations: president

President Joko Widodo drew attention to the harrowing reality that Indonesia ranked third for the incidence of ...

Minister issues fresh guidelines on COVID-19 prevention, control

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, has issued a decree (KMK), Number HK.01.07 / Menkes / 413/2020, promulgating ...

Dengue fever cases reach 71,633 until July 8: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Health Ministry has recorded 71,633 cases of dengue fever in total across Indonesia as of July 8 this ...

Nearly 500 new dengue fever cases surface daily in Indonesia

The Indonesian Ministry of Health drew attention to the fact that the number of dengue fever cases daily arising ...

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Indonesia recasts peacekeeping strategy, to focus on quality

Indonesia has been helping uphold world peace and order by deploying its troops for service in the United ...

Smiths Medical acquires the business of Access Scientific, LLC, expanding vascular access offering

- Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announces today the acquisition of the business of ...

10 medical workers in W Sumatra's Agam test positive for COVID-19

Ten medical workers in Agam District, West Sumatra Province, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease ...

Five health workers in Agam, West Sumatra, contract COVID-19

Five health workers in Agam District, West Sumatra Province, tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with ...

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Preventing dengue, malaria to avoid double health burden amid corona

As Indonesia battles the novel coronavirus disease, another health threat looms for the tropical nation with the change ...

Health Ministry urges people to be vigilant of malaria amid COVID-19

The Indonesian Health Ministry has reminded the people living in malaria endemic areas, to be vigilant of the disease ...

A closer look at Taiwan's efforts to tackle COVID-19

The threat of emerging infectious diseases to global health, economy, trade, and tourism refuses to die ...

Jokowi orders streamlining hospital reference system to fight corona

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given clear-cut instructions to his aides to usher in improvements in the hospital ...