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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 ...

Malaria cases down, but still second highest in Asia: govt

Indonesia's malaria case count is still the second highest in Asia after India despite a decline in cases by around ...

SE Asia malaria cases up in some countries: Indonesia's health expert

Health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama from the University of Indonesia (UI) said that while the total number of ...

Addition of Wolbachia locations in W Java awaiting pilot result: govt

Indonesia's Health Ministry has said that its decision to increase the locations covered by the ...

Vaccine candidates, therapies expected to control tuberculosis: Expert

Health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama said that vaccine candidates and the development of the latest therapeutic ...

Posyandu play vital role in kidney disease prevention: Ministry

The Health Ministry stated that integrated service posts (posyandu) serve as a crucial effort to prevent chronic kidney ...

Indonesia sends 10 mln polio vaccines to Afghanistan

The Indonesian Agency for International Development (Indonesian AID), has sent vaccine assistance comprising 10 million ...