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Health burden from smoking far higher than earned income: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin called attention to the grim fact that the health burden borne by the country on ...

PDPI suggests measures to protect youth from tobacco's harmful effects

Head of the honorary assembly at the National Society of Respirology (PDPI) Tjandra Yoga Aditama listed some measures ...

IDAI seeks tighter restrictions on children’s access to tobacco

Chairperson of the National Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Piprim Basarah Yanuarso, has said that children's ...

Quit Like Sweden Urges Progressive Tobacco Control to Save Millions of Lives on World No Tobacco Day

- Millions of lives could be saved with a more progressive approach to tobacco control measures, says a new platform ...

Ministry seeks licensing for tobacco production, distribution, imports

The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has suggested that the Draft Government Regulation on Health ...

Smoking prevalence in 10- to 18-year-olds declined to 7.4 percent

The Health Ministry stated that based on the 2023 National Health Survey (SKI), smoking prevalence among the ...

India's success in handling tuberculosis must be emulated by Indonesia

The Indonesian Lung Doctors Association's (PDPI's) Honorary Council Chairman, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, affirmed ...

Ministry calls for integrating TB, stunting treatment for children

The Ministry of Health has underlined the importance of integrating tuberculosis (TB) and stunting treatment to ensure ...

Posyandu play vital role in kidney disease prevention: Ministry

The Health Ministry stated that integrated service posts (posyandu) serve as a crucial effort to prevent chronic kidney ...

Hypertension, diabetes linked to kidney issues: Health official

An Indonesian health official emphasized the importance of early detection of kidney failure in people with ...

President attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit reception

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Tuesday attended a reception held by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as ...

Sweetened beverages are risk factor to three major diseases: Ministry

The Health Ministry stated that the top three non-communicable diseases in the world are caused by the excessive ...

New strategies needed to control cigarette consumption: Ministry

New strategies in the efforts to prevent and control cigarette consumption in Indonesia are highly needed, as smoking ...

Indonesia records 34,000 lung cancer cases annually: Health Ministry

Indonesia sees 34 thousand new cases of lung cancer every year, with the number of deaths reaching 30 thousand to 31 ...

Government intervention necessary to lower diabetes prevalence: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat stated that government intervention through ...