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Collection of respiratory news, found 575 news.

Internists must help curb non-communicable diseases: Hartono

Taking note of the increasing trend of non-communicable diseases (PTMs) every year, Jakarta acting governor Heru Budi ...

Government prioritizes addressing air pollution : Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono emphasized that the government is prioritizing resolving issues of ...

Ministry has not required masks amid Pirola Sub-variant emergence

Health Ministry's spokesperson Mohammad Syahril stated that the Ministry had not yet necessitated the wearing ...

Ministry issues circular to mitigate impact of pollution on health

The Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry issued a Circular Letter (SE) number: ...

Pollution - Govt prepares 740 health facilities to handle infections

The Health Ministry has prepared 740 health facilities to handle people suffering from upper respiratory tract ...

Minister outlines PM 2.5 threats as written in WHO guidelines

- while the second pollutant is in the form of PM 2.5 that are particles with a diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 ...

Ministry uses IHME data for air pollution impact analysis

The Indonesian Health Ministry utilizes data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) as a reference ...

Govt presses for implementing movement to prevent air pollution impact

The Indonesian Health Ministry urged the public to implement the movement to prevent the impact of air pollution that ...

Wear masks to prevent pollution-related diseases : Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has asked Indonesians to wear masks outdoors to prevent respiratory diseases caused ...

KPAI calls for screening children's health as air quality worsens

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has underlined the need for screening the health of children in ...

President asks Jakarta to speed up transition to EVs

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the Jakarta provincial government to accelerate the transition to electric ...

Cement industry not a source of Jakarta's air pollution: Ministry

The Industry Ministry has denied accusations that the cement industry's operations in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) ...

Long-term COVID mitigation in endemic era

On June 21, 2023, Indonesia finally entered the COVID-19 endemic phase after three years of battling the ...

Ministry forms respiratory disease, air pollution control committee

The Ministry of Health has formed the Committee for Respiratory Disease and Air Pollution Control as a response to the ...

Health centers asked to routinely measure air quality in Jakarta

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has asked all community health centers (puskesmas) in Jakarta to routinely measure ...