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Govt pulling out all the stops to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia`s maternal mortality rate of 228 per 100,000 live births remains the highest in Southeast Asia, but the ...

UN sounds alarm on south Sudan hepatitis E outbreak

The UN`s refugee agency warned Friday that an outbreak of hepatitis E among refugees in South Sudan was worsening and ...

Streams Into Stability: Bayat Foundation Launches Beautify Afghanistan Strategic Initiative

- Fatema Bayat, Executive Director of the Bayat Foundation, a 501 c(3) charitable organization committed to improving ...

No toilet, no bride, says senior Indian minister

"No toilet, no bride". That`s the latest message from a senior Indian Minister, who Sunday urged women not to get ...

Washing hands seen as cheapest, easiest way to save lives

Indonesia, together with around 70 other countries celebrated the fifth Global Handwashing Day on Monday (October 15) ...

Seven percent of indonesians have no access to good sanitation

About seven percent of Indonesians have no access to adequate sanitation, Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said here on ...

World Water Week Closes With Vision for a Water and Food Secure Future

-     The 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm closed today with a "vision" capturing the perspective ...

Indonesia to draw foreign loans totaling Rp45.9 t in 2013

The Indonesian government plans to draw Rp45.9 trillion (US$4.88 billion) and pay Rp58.4 trillion in foreign debt ...

25,000 displaced by latest unrest in Sudan`s Darfur: UN

The United Nations said Friday that 25,000 people have been displaced in Sudan`s Darfur region after unrest that began ...

150,000 children die of preventable diseases

Nearly 150,000 Indonesian children under five die of preventable diseases every year, according to UNICEF. "The ...

Scot Marciel highlights US partnership in Makassar

US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel participated in a groundbreaking ceremony of a Rappocini Village master meter ...

World Bank launches low-carbon cities programme

Ahead of the upcoming Rio +20 Summit in Brazil, from June 20-22, the World Bank and the City of Rio de Janeiro have ...

Health Experts Highlight Growing Typhoid Pandemic in Asia

-As Outbreaks in the Region Continue to Rise, Global Health Leaders Call for Expanded Immunization ...

USAID provides US$33.7 million

The United States Assistance for International Development (USAID) has provided assistance worth US$33.7 million for ...

World Bank interested in Tangerang`s waste management

The World Bank has expressed interest in the waste management programme of Tangerang city administration, according to ...