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Indonesia racing against time to achieve MDGs

Many developing countries including Indonesia have just less than three years to make significant progresses in ...

Indonesia wins global recognition for MDG implementation

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier this year requested Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to co-chair ...

West Sulawesi`s Public Health Quality Needs Improvement

The public health quality in the West Sulawesi province needs to be improved in a bid to support the Healthy Indonesia ...

The Abbott Fund Announces $1 Million Partnership

- The Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global health care company Abbott (NYSE: ABT), today announced a partnership ...

Two Indonesian mothers die during delivery every hour

Indonesia`s maternal mortality rate is still high as it is believed that almost every hour two Indonesian women die ...

Maternal mortality rate still far from MDG`s target: minister

Minister of Health Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said the maternal mortality rate was difficult to reduce to meet ...

Malaria incidence in Jayapura in 2011 down

The incidence of malaria in Jayapura district, Papua, in 2011 has declined compared to the previous year, according ...

Procter & Gamble to build first plant in Indonesia

Procter & Gamble will invest up to US$100 million to build its first plant in Indonesia in Karawang, West Java, ...

Number Of Blood Donors During Ramadan Feared To Decrease

The number of blood donors during the upcoming Ramadan fasting month is feared to decline while demand for the ...

Ministerial decree on female circumcision to protect children

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said Ministerial Decree Number 1636 of 2010 on female circumcision was not ...

RI strives to reduce maternal mortality rate

As a country with the highest maternal mortality rate in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has been struggling to save more ...

Indonesia trying to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia is trying to reduce maternal death rate from currently at 228 per 100,000 living births to 102 by 2015. ...

BKKBN to give free maternity services

To reduce the national high risk of maternal mortality, Banjarmasin local government would impose free maternity ...

RI, Timor Leste realize health worker cooperation program

Indonesia and Timor Leste are realizing a cooperation program for the sending of Indonesian health workers to Timor ...