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Collection of national health news, found 148 news.

Ministry disburses Rp2.9 trillion funding to COVID-19 task force

The Finance Ministry disbursed funding of Rp2.9 trillion, out of the Rp3.5 trillion budgeted for the COVID-19 handling ...

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Timely budget spending crucial for economic recovery amid COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delivered a strong rebuke to ministers and leaders of state institutions over the slow ...

Big investment expected in pharmaceutical and textile industries

The Industry Ministry said it hopes to see new investments in the pharmaceutical and textile industries worth around ...

Government expects ISDB involvement in national health development

The Indonesian government expects the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to be involved in national programs, especially ...

Tobacco consumption epidemic reaches alarming level

The epidemic of tobacco consumption has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, where more than one-third of the ...

China`s new two-child policy law takes effect

Married couples in China will from Friday be allowed to have two children, after concerns over an ageing population ...

Indonesia’s Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center Hospital Uses UpToDate to Support JCI Accreditation and Patient Safety Efforts

- The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of ...

VP takes part in walks on National Health Day

Vice Presdient Jusuf Kalla attended the 51st anniversary celebrations and fun walks of the National Health Day held at ...

VP asks for concrete actions for implementation of health insurance

Vice President Boediono has called on all ministries and state institutions in charge of health service to take ...

World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International Say Dementia Must be a Global Health

-     New Report Calls on Nations to Recognise Dementia as a Public Health ...

Govt wants labor insurance bill passed this year

Chief People`s Welfare Minister Agung Laksono said the government had set itself the target of having the Social ...

Three-years-old is UK`s "youngest ever alcoholic"

A three-year-old child who was treated in hospital for addiction to alcohol is thought to be Britain`s youngest ever ...

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 ...