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Malaria incidence in Jayapura in 2011 down

The incidence of malaria in Jayapura district, Papua, in 2011 has declined compared to the previous year, according ...

India produces 60 percent of world`s vaccines

India has taken significant strides in vaccine development but needs to work on ensuring that its benefits reach the ...

Indonesia determined to become polio, measles-free nation

In addition to the routine immunization program using five vaccines to prevent tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, ...

Mass immunization against measles, polio in 17 provinces

An additional mass immunization program against measles and polio began simultaneously on Tuesday in 17 provinces. ...

Cervical cancer patients number May reach 20 million by 2020

The number of gynecologic or cervical cancer patients may reach 20 million by 2020, according to Prof A.P.M. Heintz, a ...

Cellestis Responds to World Health Organization Guidance on Use of Blood Tests

-     Blood Tests Still Necessary for Latent Disease; WHO Guidance is Not Applicable to ...

West Sumbawa`s MDGs program focuses on malaria, HIV/AIDS eradication

The West Sumbawa district administration, West Nusa Tenggara province is focusing on malaria, tuberculosis and ...

RI fifth in world for tuberculosis prevalence: minister

Indonesia is today ranked fifth in the world where tuberculosis prevalence is concerned while it was in third place in ...

Minister optimistic 2015 HIV/AIDS reduction targets to be achieved

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono is optimistic that the HIV/AIDs reduction targets set at a ...

Unidentified lung disease found in family members

South Korea has detected what could be seen as the first case of members of the same family suffering from an ...

Biofarma ready to produce new vaccines

State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is ready to produce some new vaccines in the next five years which ...

Ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers arrives in Jakarta

The MV Labobar, a ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers from Jidda, Saudi Arabia, arrived at Jakarta`s Tanjung Priok ...

Body of returned migrant worker taken to police hospital

The body of Musrifah (50), an Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), who was returned from Jedda to Indonesia and died on ...

150,000 Indonesians die each year misusing antibiotics on TB

World Health Organization (WHO) data show that 150,000 people out of 440,000 tuberculosis sufferers in Indonesia died ...

Australia conducts workshop on emerging infectious diseases in Jakarta

The Australian Embassy is proud to present on Wednesday the second part of Austrade`s Alumni and Education Workshop ...