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TB spread risk 10 times higher in prisons: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has said that the risk of tuberculosis (TB) spread in prisons is 10 ...

Ministry advocates for eliminating negative stigma towards TB patients

The Ministry of Health called for ending the negative stigma surrounding tuberculosis (TB) patients, as it hampers ...

Slum residents' relocation to prevent TB spread: ministry

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono said that the relocation of residents living under Angke Toll ...

Areas with high TB cases to get portable X-rays: Sadikin

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that his ministry will distribute portable X-rays to areas with high ...

Local govts should establish task force to battle TBC, polio: Minister

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian appealed to regional governments to form vaccination teams or task forces to ...

Local govts must aggressively pursue TB prevention: C Papua governor

Acting governor of Central Papua, Ribka Haluk, has asked local governments in the region to aggressively implement ...

Companies must protect employees with TB from stigma: ministry

Director of prevention and control of infectious diseases at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, has informed that ...

Ministry highlights importance of collaboration to eliminate TB

The Ministry of Health highlighted that community engagement and participation play an critical role in tuberculosis ...

Education vital to eradicate tuberculosis stigma: ministry

The Health Ministry has stressed the need to educate people and raise awareness about tuberculosis given the lingering ...

Indonesia shares experience in TB detection, treatment in global forum

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin shared Indonesia’s experience in detecting early tuberculosis (TB) cases ...

Indonesia gets $309 mln grant for HIV, TB, malaria fight

The Indonesian government has received a US$309 million grant from the Global Fund to eliminate the human ...

BRIN formulates TB handling strategy 

Indonesia has the second-highest incidence of tuberculosis after India, therefore, integrated TB handling and genomic ...

Ministry calls for active public participation in TB prevention

The Health Ministry has urged citizens to become actively involved in campaigns for tuberculosis (TB) prevention to ...

President urges health minister to detect TB cases across Indonesia

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to take requisite steps to immediately ...

Indonesia's achievement in finding 74% TB cases become global example

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that Indonesia's success in finding 74 percent of ...