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Ministry emphasizes criticality of adequate TPT in Indonesia

The Indonesian Health Ministry accentuated the necessity for adequate tuberculosis prevention therapy (TPT) to ...

COVID-19 increases risk of death in comorbid children: Study

COVID-19 infection increases the risk of death in children who have comorbidities, according to a study conducted by ...

Expert vouches for safety of COVID-19 vaccination during fasting

People scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in mid-April or end of this month — while entering the Ramadhan ...

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Indonesia set to forge forward in TB handling amid COVID-19 pandemic

Several nations observed Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 in a somber, concerned manner, as the fight against TB, one ...

Only 24% tuberculosis patients have accessed health service facilities

Only 24 percent of tuberculosis (TB) sufferers in Indonesia have accessed health service facilities, Director of ...

Indonesia still encumbered by triple burden of disease challenges: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin pointed out that Indonesia continued to face health challenges posed by the triple ...

TB eradication program should move forward despite COVID-19 pandemic

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the tuberculosis (TB) eradication program in Indonesia should move ...

Tuberculosis reduces productivity levels across age groups: VP

Tuberculosis has had an impact on lowering the productivity levels in Indonesia, as productive age groups were most ...

Social minister lauds humanitarian fighters for year of handling COVID

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini thanked health workers and volunteers endeavoring to tackle COVID-19 for a year during ...

COVID-19 pandemic impedes efforts to control tuberculosis

Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI), Prof. Tjandra Yoga ...

Public health services in Timika remain unaffected amid pandemic

Public health services in the remote mountainous and coastal areas of Mimika District, Papua Province, remain ...

COVID-19 handling must not spark more problems: Task Force

The coronavirus pandemic, which has been deemed a non-natural disaster, must be dealt with thoroughly to ensure that ...

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Indonesia committed to simultaneously handling TB and COVID-19

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with over 17 thousand islands and a population of some 267 ...

Indonesia ranks third among TB high-burden nations: president

President Joko Widodo drew attention to the harrowing reality that Indonesia ranked third for the incidence of ...

Jokowi emphasizes on simultaneous handling of TB, COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has thrown his weight behind the simultaneous handling of tuberculosis (TB) and ...