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BKKBN bolstering lactation education among working mothers

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) is encouraging the provision of comprehensive education on ...

Maternal welfare bill pushes for increasing knowledge of breastfeeding

Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives Kurniasih Mufidayati stated that the Maternal and Child Welfare ...

Pre-conception examination before marriage vital for maternal health

A pre-conception examination before marriage is necessary to improve maternal health and realize a Golden Indonesia by ...

Papua to refine action plan for improving regional food security

The Papua Provincial Planning and Development Agency (Bappeda) will refine the Regional Action Plan for Food and ...

Presidential regulation will prompt broader stunting audits: BKKBN

Presidential Regulation No. 72 of 2021 on expediting stunting reduction will bolster the implementation of stunting ...

Population development needs to be adjusted to each region's situation

Population development needs to be adjusted based on the population conditions and criteria in each region, Head of the ...

Research addressing postnatal depression wins APEC prize

An innovative study that developed a comprehensive, accessible, and affordable maternal depression screening strategy ...

Hoping for regional plan supporting maternal health programs: ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs is expecting that regional governments in the country will develop an action plan to ...

Gov't makes congenital hypothyroidism screening of newborns mandatory

The Health Ministry has made congenital hypothyroidism screening (SHK) of newborns mandatory so that the thyroid ...

Suppress child marriages for three-percent reduction in stunting

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) laid stress on the need to suppress early marriage in ...

BKKBN seeking to lower maternal mortality rate

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) is seeking to lower the maternal mortality rate this year to ...

PPLIPI educates Jakartans to prevent violence against children

The Indonesian Cross-Profession Women Association (PPLIPI) educated Jakarta's residents to prevent all forms of ...

24.49% of West Sumatra women married before 19: BPS

A national socioeconomic survey conducted in 2021 found that at least 24.49 percent of women in West Sumatra got ...

Gov't strengthens foster parent program to expedite stunting reduction

The government has intensified the implementation of the Foster Mothers and Fathers for Stunting Children Movement ...

Adolescents have crucial role in reducing maternal deaths: BKKBN

Adolescents will be the determining factor in the country’s capability to reduce the maternal mortality rate to ...