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Air pollution can spur growth of cancer-causing carcinogens: PDPI

Air pollution can trigger the growth of carcinogens that cause lung cancer, chairperson of the Oncology Working Group ...

Indonesia provides spirometers to health centers

Indonesia's Health Ministry is providing spirometers to all community health centers (puskesmas) to help them ...

Number of smokers among kids and teens increases: Health Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that the number of smokers in Indonesia showed an increasing trend from 2013 to ...

Local health centers offering free screening for 14 diseases

Local health centers (puskesmas) are providing free screening for 14 types of diseases, according to the Health ...

Endeavoring for a better health system in Indonesia

It cannot be denied that even after 77 years of Indonesia’s independence, there are still citizens who lack ...

E-cigarettes pose serious threat to young people: Ministry

The Health Ministry has warned the public that e-cigarettes or vaping can pose serious threats to the younger ...

Pasar Minggu RSUD to serve as cancer referral hospital

Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has designated Pasar Minggu Regional General Hospital (RSUD) as ...

Vaping carries lung cancer risk: YKI

The risk of lung cancer from vapes or e-cigarettes is believed to be the same as that from cigarettes, according to the ...

Olympus EU-ME3 Ultrasound Processor Delivers Higher Resolution Images for Endoscopic Ultrasound

Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more ...

Health impact of e-cigarette almost similar to regular cigarette: PDPI

Chairman of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association (PDPI) Dr Agus Dwi Susanto reminded the public that e-cigarettes ...

Ministry mulls augmenting list of drugs used in JKN program

The  Health Ministry is exploring augmenting the National Formulary (FORNAS) list which serves as a reference ...

MPR asks govt to look into dentists' capitation payments

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Bambang Soesatyo has urged the Health Ministry to pay attention to ...

BPJS Kesehatan unveils online queue system for hospitals

State-owned Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) unveiled an online queue system for hospital ...

Govt formulates hospital empowerment program to mitigate cancer

The Health Ministry is formulating a program for hospital stratification and empowerment to mitigate cancer, the ...

Ministry asks BPJS Kesehatan to finance lung cancer screening

The Health Ministry has asked state-owned Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) to provide financing ...