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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 ...

Unified approach paramount to tackling child stunting, anemia

Stunting and anemia remain nutritional challenges that cannot be underestimated in Indonesia, reflecting a gap in ...

Ministry supervises distribution of RI President's sacrificial cattle

The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture informed that it had supervised the distribution and slaughter of sacrificial ...

RI Govt intensifies air pollution supervision in Greater Jakarta

Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is stepping up efforts to prevent and mitigate air pollution in the Greater ...

Jakarta urges eco-friendly sacrificial practices for Eid al-Adha 2025

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has urged organizers of sacrificial animal slaughter during the 2025 Eid al-Adha ...

Indonesia officially joins WHO Western Pacific Region group

Indonesia has officially moved from the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) to the Western Pacific Region (WPR) grouping ...

Indonesia prioritizes natural medicines in health transformation

The Indonesian Health Ministry has affirmed its commitment to prioritizing the use of natural medicine as an integral ...

Prabowo, Li Qiang witness RI-China economic pacts, 4 MoUs signed

The Indonesian and Chinese governments signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on economic cooperation, witnessed ...

Govt's Health Master Plan aims to raise healthy life expectancy

The Ministry of Health has set the target of improving the national health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) to 65 years ...

Indonesia's BPOM ensures safety, benefits of TB vaccine trial

The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine trial in Indonesia is expected to bring significant public health benefits, according to ...

Government backs AI partnership to fight cancer nationwide

The government supports the partnership between Perthera and Pathgen Diagnostic Technology to utilize artificial ...

Minister urges free meals reach all families

Minister of Population and Family Development Wihaji emphasized that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program must reach ...

Govt pushes digital transformation to tackle climate impact on health

Digital transformation is vital to help Indonesia deal with the impact of climate change on public health, according to ...

Minister highlights Indonesia's potential in global value chain

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati outlined Indonesia's potential to become a key player in the global value ...

Govt seeks to expand health services via village clinics

The Ministry of Health is seeking to broaden access to health services through village clinics and pharmacies as well ...