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Cataract is leading cause of blindness in Indonesia: Health Ministry

An official from the Health Ministry cited the 2014-2015 Rapid Assessment of Avoiding Blindness (RAAB) survey while ...

Ministry promotes breast cancer awareness to prevent late detection

The Health Ministry has continued to promote awareness against and protect Indonesians from breast cancer through four ...

Ministry to launch non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard soon

The Health Ministry will soon launch a non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard and application in a number of pilot areas as ...

Govt necessitates cross-sectoral agreement over tear gas use

- that can have health implications. "Tear gas is a little bit useful for riots, but it is actually not lethal. ...

Consume healthy foods to maintain heart health: BRIN Researcher

Consuming healthy foods is one of the ways to keep our heart healthy, researcher at the National Research and ...

Choose food and beverage products with Healthier Option label: BPOM

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) appealed to the public to choose food and beverage products, with the ...

Ministry asks people to undergo health checks regularly

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged Indonesians to conduct regular health check-ups ...

Ministry bolsters primary health services to reduce heart disease

The Health Ministry is strengthening the primary service system to reduce incidents of cardiovascular disease that had ...

Reducing heart disease incidence helps Indonesia save Rp7.7 trillion

Indonesia can save up to Rp7.7 trillion per year if it manages to reduce the incidence of heart disease, which would ...

Community role key in controlling non-communicable diseases: ministry

The community has a strategic role in efforts to control non-communicable diseases (PTM), the Coordinating Ministry for ...

Health transformation focused on preventing severe disease: ministry

The transformation of the health system is focused on preventing the severity of diseases that many people suffer from, ...

Govt regulating sugar content in food to anticipate health risk

The government is regulating the use of sugar, salt, and fat in foods and beverages to anticipate the risk of ...

IDI's Task Force gives suggestions for streamlining pandemic policies

Executive Board of the Indonesian Medical Association's (PB IDI's) COVID-19 Handling Task Force recommended ...

News Feature

Why checking plastic packaging labels for BPA is important

Plastic has become a part of daily human activities, which is evident from the continued increase in the use of solid ...

IDI supports review of BPA labeling on plastic packaging

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has voiced support for the National Agency of Drug and Food ...