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Govt to augment COVID-19 vaccine stocks by Oct-end

The Ministry of Health is planning to add millions of doses to the country's vaccine stocks by the end of October ...

Minister lists four frameworks in tackling tuberculosis cases

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin outlined four frameworks for tuberculosis (TB) resolution that were initiated in ...

COVID-19 vaccines still effective against new variants: govt

The COVID-19 vaccines that are currently available globally, including in Indonesia, are still effective against new ...

G20 Indonesia

G20: 2nd HMM to discuss five health sector-related focus areas

The 2nd Health Ministerial Meeting (HMM), which is the last meeting on the health sector during Indonesia's 2022 ...

Fomepizole recommended by WHO for treating acute kidney injury: govt

Fomepizole has been recommended as an antidote to drug poisoning seen in acute kidney injury patients by the World ...

Thirty percent risk of cancer due to overeating: YKI

Thirty percent of cancer risk is caused by habitual factors such as eating too much, Chairperson of the Indonesian ...

Minister shares details of probe into acute kidney injury cases

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Monday outlined the progress of the investigation into atypical progressive ...

245 acute kidney injury cases detected in 26 provinces: Minister

A total of 245 cases of atypical progressive acute kidney injury have been detected in 26 Indonesian provinces so far, ...

News Focus

Tackling mysterious acute kidney injury in 241 Indonesian children

In October 2022, Indonesians were appalled by the Kanjuruhan football stadium stampede claiming 134 lives in Malang, ...

G20 Indonesia

2nd HMM to finalize global health architecture agreement: ministry

The 2nd Health Ministers’ Meeting (2nd HMM) will finalize all agreements related to the idea of a global health ...

Need more research at regional level to address stunting: BKKBN

The government needs to expedite studies on childhood stunting in each region to address the varying stunting rates in ...

Public awareness about stunting still low: BKKBN head

People's awareness about stunting is still low, thus, it will take time and effort to change the public mindset, ...

Gov't currently halts syrup drugs' sales amid kidney failure cases

The government has ordered a temporary halt to the sale of syrup drugs, as investigation into the cases of acute kidney ...

Ministry forms team to probe mysterious acute kidney disorder

The Ministry of Health has formed a team to investigate mysterious acute kidney disorder cases among children in ...

G20 Indonesia

Fair health service access mechanism agreement expected at 2nd HMM

Indonesia expected that a formal mechanism to establish equitable health service access for developed and low-income ...