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Ministry using VTM to strengthen COVID surveillance

The Health Ministry is using single-use viral transport media (VTM) to support laboratories in carrying out ...

HIV case count 47% lower in 2020 than decade ago: ministry

Director of control and prevention of directly infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has said ...

Indonesia, FAO urge prudent use of antimicrobials in farming

Indonesia and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have called for the prudent use of ...

200 Tangerang prisoners undergo HIV screening

The Health Office of Tangerang city, Banten, held HIV screening or HIV testing for 200 inmates at Class IIA Tangerang ...

Children must get complete basic immunization before COVID vaccination

Health Ministry spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has advised parents to complete the basic ...

Health Ministry believes 60% vaccination target achievable by 2021-end

A spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination from the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi is confident that Indonesia can ...

The pandemic and the path to change

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought Indonesians to a two-way crossroad where they need to decide whether to stick with ...

Celltrion receives CHMP positive opinion for regdanvimab (CT-P59) as one of the first monoclonal antibodies recommended as a treatment for COVID-19 by the CHMP

Celltrion Group announced today that the European Medicine’s Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for ...

More attention needs to be paid to workers' safety: Sadikin

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has called for greater attention to be paid to the safety of workers in the ...

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 2025. ...

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 ...