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Half of Indonesian women have abdominal obesity: ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men in Indonesia have central or abdominal ...

Over 8 million Indonesians receive free health screenings: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that 8.2 million Indonesians have benefited from free health screenings so ...

Free health checks one of world's largest health programs, PCO says

The Indonesian government has provided a budget of US$300 million for the Free Health Checks (CKG) program, making it ...

Free screening allows people to check kidney health: official

The government's Free Health Screening (CKG) program enables people to get tested for symptoms of kidney disease at ...

BPOM seeks completion of nutri-grade labeling in 2025: Official

Head of the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar expressed confidence that the nutri-grade policy, or ...

Govt to put health front and center with free screenings

In February this year, the central government will launch free health screenings, considered one of the flagship health ...

Indonesia urges public to join free health screening program

Indonesia's Ministry of Health is urging the public to utilize the free health screening program, launched to ...

Free meals program to improve human resources: Indrawati

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that the Free Nutritious Meals program aims to improve Indonesia's ...

Govt unveils free health check-up program for all ages in February

The government announced the Free Health Check-up Program to start in February 2025, which will cater to all age groups ...

Why climate change can be deadly for women and children

More than an intriguing narrative spread by the media, climate change has emerged as an undeniable truth, posing a ...

Tackling malnutrition in Indonesia through collaborative efforts

Indonesia continues to face challenges to achieve the Golden Indonesia goals in the form of nutrition problems, ...

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 collaborates to gather accurate nutrition data in 2024 SSGI

The Health Ministry stated that it is collaborating with some stakeholders for the 2024 National Nutrition Status ...

Fast food industry database needed to optimize sugar limitation: BRIN

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has underscored the need to develop a database of the ...

AIMI asks families to support breastfeeding mothers

The Indonesian Breastfeeding Association (AIMI) called upon families to actively support breastfeeding mothers ...