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Bio Farma Continues Presidency of the Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN)

Mahendra Suhardono, Marketing Director of Bio Farma, has been re-elected as DCVMN President for 2014 - 2016 at the ...

First Global Vaccine Summit Highlights Remarkable Progress Towards Vaccinating Every Child

- More than 300 global leaders, health and development experts, vaccinators, celebrities, philanthropists, and business ...

Over 360 mln people live with hearing loss

More than 360 million people in the world are suffering from hearing loss, a report released by the World Health ...

Govt pulling out all the stops to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia`s maternal mortality rate of 228 per 100,000 live births remains the highest in Southeast Asia, but the ...

Ugandan Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 16

The death toll resulting from the deadly Ebola outbreak in Uganda has increased to 16 after two more people died, a ...

Measles-related mortality rate drops 90 percent

The measles-related mortality rate in Indonesia has dropped by about 90 percent, a study by an international team of ...

Thirty suspected diphtheria cases in Lumajang

Lumajang District, East Java Province, recorded some 30 cases of suspected diphtheria in the January-October period ...

news focus: e Java beefs up immunization to fight diphtheria

East Java Governor Soekarwo on October 7, 2011, declared an extraordinary situation (KLB) for diphtheria in all parts ...

Indonesia determined to become polio, measles-free nation

In addition to the routine immunization program using five vaccines to prevent tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, ...

East Java to spend Rp21 billion to fight diphtheria

The East Java administration has at its disposal funds amounting to Rp21 billion, including Rp13 billion from the ...

Mass immunization against measles, polio in 17 provinces

An additional mass immunization program against measles and polio began simultaneously on Tuesday in 17 provinces. ...

PT Bio Farma facing challenge from China

Indonesian vaccine maker PT Bio Farma is preparing itself to meet a likely challenge from China.President director ...

Measles kill over 1,000 Dr Congo children since January: UN

A measles epidemic has killed 1,145 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January, the UN`s Humanitarian ...

World Health Leader Tapped to Lead UCSF Global Health Efforts

-        The University of California, San Francisco has appointed ...

Ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers arrives in Jakarta

The MV Labobar, a ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers from Jidda, Saudi Arabia, arrived at Jakarta`s Tanjung Priok ...