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Health Ministry launches Healthy Children Movement to tackle stunting

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with several parties, launched the Healthy Children Movement as part of the ...

Widodo opens wastewater management system in Palembang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Thursday inaugurated a centralized domestic wastewater management system (SPALDT) ...

Armed criminal in Central Papua killed in gunfight with army: Officer

An armed criminal was killed in a gunfight with Indonesian army personnel in Eromaga Village, Omukia Subdistrict, ...

Today's lifestyle makes many skip breakfast: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Ministry of Health stated that today's busy lifestyle, with a battery of demands, has made several ...

Monkeypox case in Jakarta comes from local transmission: Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that one case of monkeypox, or Mpox, found in Jakarta was the result of local ...

Three provinces should stay alert for new wildfire risks: BMKG

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), on Tuesday, warned residents in South ...

Haze: BPBD distributes 10,000 masks to schools in Bangka Barat

The Bangka Belitung Islands administration has distributed 10 thousand masks in all schools in Bangka Barat District in ...

Wildfire in Bangka Tengah's Koba protected forest put out: BPBD

The Bangka Belitung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has extinguished a wildfire that spread across 55 hectares of ...

BMKG detects 252 hotspots in 7 East Kalimantan districts

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported detecting 252 wildfire hotspots in 7 districts of ...

APEC members renew commitment to universal health coverage

APEC member economies have renewed their commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) and pledged to accelerate ...

The fight against leading mortality-causing cardiovascular diseases

World Heart Day (WHD), celebrated annually on September 29, always holds different meanings, and this year, it is ...

Ministry reminds stakeholders to beware of Nipah virus transmission

The Indonesian Health Ministry reminded local governments, port health offices (KKP), health service facilities, and ...

Public should switch from curative to preventive mindset: Ministry

An official from the Health Ministry reminded the people to change their mindset in treating their health, from ...

Ministry seeks public inputs for Health Law's derivative regulations

The Indonesian Health Ministry is offering opportunities for public participation to provide inputs to the government ...

South Sumatra: 300 police officers sent to wildfire-prone villages

The South Sumatra police on Wednesday dispatched 300 officers to villages that have been determined to be vulnerable to ...