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Indonesia consulting other nations on COVID endemic status: Minister

Indonesia is holding discussions with a number of countries that are also planning to declare COVID-19 as an endemic ...

Some 70 percent cancer-related deaths occur in developing countries

Out of the 10 million deaths caused by cancer worldwide, some 70 percent are found to occur in developing countries, ...

East Java stunting rate drops to 19.2%: BKKBN

East Java province's stunting rate declined sharply to 19.2 percent in 2022, according to the National Population ...

Provide free COVID-19 vaccine even after pandemic ends: UI professor

Professor of Pulmonology from the University of Indonesia (UI) Tjandra Yoga Aditama suggested that the COVID-19 vaccine ...

Praxion syrup drug is safe for consumption: BPOM

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) announced that Praxion syrup is safe for consumption based on a series of ...

Indonesians urged to seek information on early prevention of cancer

Deputy Chairperson of People's Consultative Assembly Lestari Moerdijat compelled Indonesians to seek for more ...

Need to reduce stunting rate to 17% in 2023: minister

Everyone needs to improve collaboration to bring down stunting prevalence in 2023 to 17 percent at least, Health ...

One more Kraken case detected, patient had received booster: Ministry

The Health Ministry has confirmed that a South Tangerang resident, who received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

Jakarta govt providing COVID vaccinations in residential areas

The Jakarta Health Office has tasked officers from community health centers (puskesmas) with making direct visits to ...

Acting governor promises to monitor stunting handling in Jakarta

Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has promised to directly supervise the handling of stunting cases in ...

Indonesia ranks third globally in leprosy prevalence: Ministry

Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health ...

Polish traveller detected with XBB 1.5 in Indonesia: Ministry

The Health Ministry reported that a case of the COVID-19 Kraken subvariant, or XBB 1.5, was detected in Indonesia, as ...

No plans to make second COVID booster travel requirement: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has informed that the government so far has no plans to make the fourth dose or ...

Food portions to children need to be given as per age group: ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry urged parents to provide healthy food and food portions to their children according to ...

Jokowi likens handling pandemic in Indonesia to "total football"

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) drew parallels between the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Dutch ...