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Indonesia to vaccinate 70,000 Sumenep children amid measles outbreak

The Indonesian Health Ministry aims to vaccinate around 70,000 children in Sumenep within two weeks to protect them ...

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Increase vaccination to protect Indonesia’s future generations

A measles outbreak in Sumenep, East Java, has killed 17 children and is suspected to have infected nearly 2,000 others ...

Ministry ensures safety of all government-supplied vaccines

The Ministry of Health ensures that all government-provided vaccines, including those listed in the National ...

UI researcher finds HIV-fighting property of Indian camphorweed

A researcher from the University of Indonesia has reported that an active ingredient derived from Indian camphorweed ...

Indonesia identifies 63 percent of HIV cases, pushes to end epidemic

The Health Ministry has identified at least 356,000, or 63 percent, of the estimated 564,000 people living with HIV in ...

RI Govt plans HPV immunization of boys to end cervical cancer

As part of efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Indonesia, the Health Ministry is planning to administer the Human ...

COVID-19 prompted healthy travel habits: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Transportation, Suntana, said that the COVID-19 pandemic led to the adoption of new travel habits by ...

Strengthen health resilience amid rising COVID-19 cases: DPR

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani urged the government to ensure robust national health ...

Indonesia reports 99 Hajj pilgrims contract pneumonia, one dies

Ninety-nine Indonesian Hajj pilgrims have contracted pneumonia while performing their pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, and ...

Hajj pilgrims must be cautious of MERS-CoV: Ministry

The Ministry of Health reminded Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to beware of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ...

Challenging journey for eradicating Tuberculosis in Indonesia

Tuberculosis has existed since ancient times, yet it remains one of the leading causes of death in the modern era. ...

A tale of communities in Jayapura that unite against HIV/AIDS

The spread of the HIV virus in Jayapura has raised concerns amid the high case numbers, with 8,864 cases concentrated ...

BRIN seeks HMPV genetic research, diagnostic tests

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is encouraging genetic research on the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) ...

No special hMPV handling measures at hospitals: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has not asked hospitals and health centers to make special preparations for ...

Indonesian health minister says human metapneumovirus not fatal

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has emphasized that the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) does not cause death so ...