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Collection of meningitis news, found 15 news.

Government prepares polio vaccines for Hajj pilgrims, officers

The Indonesian government has prepared polio vaccines for Hajj pilgrims and officers, following Saudi Arabia's ...

Four provinces reach 75-percent basic immunization coverage for babies

The Ministry of Health reported that as of September 2023, four provinces reached the target of 75-percent coverage for ...

Booster dose still needed despite decline in COVID-19 cases: expert

The community still needs the third or booster COVID-19 vaccine dose even though COVID-19 cases have declined and the ...

Clarification sought on Saudi Arabia's policy on Meningitis vaccine

The news that Saudi Arabia's government no longer mandates meningitis vaccine as requirement for Hajj and Umrah is ...

VP Amin accentuates need to ensure meningitis vaccine availability

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin highlighted the need to ensure the availability of meningitis vaccines in Indonesia, ...

Ministry targets normalizing Meningitis vaccine availability in 2023

The Health Ministry has targeted to normalize the availability of the Meningococcal Meningitis (MM) vaccine nationwide ...

Ministry to obtain 250,000 meningitis vaccine doses in early Oct

The Indonesian Health Ministry will obtain 250 thousand doses of the meningitis vaccine in October 2022, which will be ...

Indonesia to seek clarity on meningitis vaccination from Saudi Arabia

The Religious Affairs Ministry will seek clarity on the meningitis vaccination policy for Umrah pilgrims from Saudi ...

Govt explores alternative procurement channels for meningitis vaccine

The scarcity of meningitis vaccines for Indonesian Umrah pilgrims has prompted the National Agency of Drug and Food ...

National Children Immunization Month surpasses 80-percent coverage

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono reported that the 2022 National Children Immunization Month (BIAN) ...

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 ...

Three Yogyakarta residents die of leptospirosis

Three residents living in several sub-districts of Yogyakarta had died of leptospirosis from January to the middle of ...

Harmful bacteria found in local baby formula

South Korea`s state quarantine service said Friday that a locally produced baby formula was found to be contaminated ...

UK Government and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce New Commitment to Eradicating Polio

- Citing dramatic gains achieved with polio vaccines, Prime Minister David Cameron, Bill and Melinda Gates call on ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...