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Health Ministry integrates 119 emergency number into SATUSEHAT app

The Ministry of Health has integrated the 119 medical emergency telephone number services into its mobile health ...

Jakarta leans on Wolbachia method for dengue control

Amid a rise in cases of dengue fever, the provincial government of Jakarta has decided to release Aedes aegypti ...

Persons with disabilities need customized sex education: BRIN

Persons with disabilities in Indonesia need reproductive health education materials that are adjusted to their ...

Need endowment fund to boost migrant worker safety: BP2MI

Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani has underscored the need for ...

Apindo's message of hope related to govt's processed foods' regulation

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) urged the government to engage in more extensive public dialogue before ...

Ministry draws attention to existing shortage of general practitioners

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono noted that Indonesia still lacks 120 thousand general practitioners as ...

Two more health polytechnics start German language training

The Health Ministry has opened German language classes at Medan Health Polytechnic and Maluku Health Polytechnic to ...

WHO, BPOM approve mpox vaccine for Indonesia, says Health Ministry

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) have approved the use of the mpox vaccine in ...

Jakarta to extend Wolbachia releases if target not met

To curb dengue, the Jakarta provincial government is planning to extend the releases of mosquitos with Wolbachia to ...

Tackling air pollution to improve life quality

Air pollution is a health issue that is still affecting many Indonesians, both those residing in urban areas and those ...

Provinces with stunting rates over 30 pct require attention: Official

An official from the Vice Presidential Secretariat stated that six provinces in Indonesia have a stunting prevalence ...

Indonesia expands PET scan availability for early cancer diagnosis

The Ministry of Health plans to significantly increase the availability of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans ...

Mpox Clade Ib variant has faster transmission rate: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated that the monkeypox virus (Mpox) Clade Ib variant is indicated ...

Govt moves to prevent mpox spread from travelers

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has affirmed that the Indonesian government has made several efforts to ...

Soekarno-Hatta Airport installs thermal scanners to prevent Mpox

PT Angkasa Pura II, as the main operator of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, has ...