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Allocation of Rp504.7T to help underprivileged, vulnerable: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the social protection allocation of Rp504.7 trillion (around USD32.1 ...

Indonesia, Japan hold wastewater-based epidemiology training

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is collaborating with Japan's Ministry of Land, ...

Why hepatitis is a lurking global health threat

According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, as many as 304 million people are living with chronic ...

Need to tackle smoking to prevent TB increase: ministry

The Health Ministry has said that five factors could lead to higher tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Indonesia, with ...

AI has major potential in improving health services: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) can bring ...

C Sulawesi receives sacrificial cow assistance from President Jokowi

Central Sulawesi Province received another assistance from President Joko Widodo in the form of a sacrificial cow for ...

Smoking prevalence in 10- to 18-year-olds declined to 7.4 percent

The Health Ministry stated that based on the 2023 National Health Survey (SKI), smoking prevalence among the ...

India's success in handling tuberculosis must be emulated by Indonesia

The Indonesian Lung Doctors Association's (PDPI's) Honorary Council Chairman, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, affirmed ...

Asia Summit on Global Health and Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair conclude successfully

China’s 14th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong’s development into an international innovation and technology hub, ...

Companies must protect employees with TB from stigma: ministry

Director of prevention and control of infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, has informed that ...

W Sumatra lava flood: Govt readies measures for handling survivors

The Health Crisis Center (Puskris) of the Health Ministry has prepared measures for survivors of the cold lava flood ...

BPJS Kesehatan urges hospitals to maintain bed capacity

President director of state health insurer BPJS Kesehatan, Ghufron Mukti, on Monday urged hospital managers to abstain ...

Indonesia pushes for inclusivity in pandemic treaty negotiation

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that during negotiations on the pandemic treaty, Indonesia has consistently ...

LC-Plasma-based Vaccine Research Selected for SCARDA Project

- Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings)(TOKYO:2503) and National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) are ...

Climate change risks disease spread: Health Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized the need for health infrastructure improvements to address climate ...