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245 acute kidney injury cases detected in 26 provinces: Minister

A total of 245 cases of atypical progressive acute kidney injury have been detected in 26 Indonesian provinces so far, ...

Indonesia ready to help reconciliation of factions in Palestine

The Indonesian government is ready to facilitate reconciliation between the factions in Palestine to support full ...

Ministry hopes local COVID-19 vaccine to spearhead booster vaccination

The Ministry of Health expects that locally produced COVID-19 vaccine  will spearhead booster dose vaccination in ...

Contamination of syrup medicines suspected during quality control: IPA

It is suspected that the contamination of syrup medicines with prohibited substances occurred during the quality ...

Parents should observe children's urination to prevent kidney failure

Spokesperson of the Health Ministry Mohammad Syahril reminded parents to be aware of the frequency and amount of ...

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Tackling mysterious acute kidney injury in 241 Indonesian children

In October 2022, Indonesians were appalled by the Kanjuruhan football stadium stampede claiming 134 lives in Malang, ...

Health budget realization down 19.6%: minister

 The realization of the health budget fell to Rp113 trillion as of September-end 2022, down 19.6 percent (yoy) ...

Govt probing drugs, raw materials suspected of causing kidney failure

The Indonesian Government is investigating pharmaceutical raw materials and drug products suspected of causing acute ...

Drug intake not needed in all illnesses: Health official

The Jakarta Provincial Health Office emphasized that the public should understand that not all diseases need to be ...

EG, DEG in five medicinal syrup products exceed safe level: BPOM

The amount of ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) in five medicinal syrup products in Indonesia exceeds ...

Ministry, BPOM work to remove medicinal syrups from market

The Health Ministry and the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) are working to remove medicinal syrup ...

Health ministry finds harmful substances in syrup medicines

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that three dangerous chemical substances were found in syrup medicine ...

Indonesia suspends drugs suspected of causing acute kidney failure

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy stated that the Indonesian Government had ...

Gov't currently halts syrup drugs' sales amid kidney failure cases

The government has ordered a temporary halt to the sale of syrup drugs, as investigation into the cases of acute kidney ...

Better-quality biotechnology human resources crucial in health service

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin expressed firm belief that enhancing the quality of human resources in the ...