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Indonesia's BPOM approves wider measles vaccine use amid outbreaks

Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has approved the expanded use of the measles vaccine for at-risk ...

World Health Day promotes science-based care for the elderly: Ministry

The Ministry of Health stated that World Health Day 2026 is a crucial moment to foster cross-sector collaboration and ...

Free health screenings provides hope for TB elimination: minister

Indonesia is stepping up its efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) through free health screening programs and ...

Envoys, media watch China’s Two Sessions for global policy signals

With China's annual legislative and political consultative sessions, known as the "two sessions," ...

Immunization, key to preventing measles outbreak

The Indonesian Health Ministry recently released alarming figures regarding the surge in measles cases in the country. ...

Indonesia assures public MR vaccine safe amid measles cases

Indonesia’s Health Ministry on Friday assured the public that the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine used in the ...

WHO, Indonesia sign US$14.8 million grant to boost health system

The Indonesian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization signed a grant agreement and the 2026-2027 Joint ...

Indonesia prepares sugar labeling policy, food safety task force

The Indonesian government is preparing a policy on sugar content labeling for food and beverages and plans to establish ...

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Indonesia steps up efforts to eliminate cervical cancer

As the international community marks World Cancer Day every February 4, Indonesia is stepping up its efforts to combat ...

Indonesia becomes first developing country with WHO WLA status

The Republic of Indonesia, through its Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), has become the first developing country ...

Bali airport tightens health screening amid Nipah virus concerns

Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has intensified its health screening for passengers arriving to ...

Indonesia warned to tighten airport surveillance against Nipah virus

A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government to strengthen early detection and epidemiological ...

Indonesia can help raise Pakistan's maturity level at WHO: Minister

Indonesia’s health minister said the country’s food and drug regulator has reached a high World Health ...

Soekarno-Hatta Airport strengthens screening to prevent Nipah virus

The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Soetta) Health Quarantine Center (BBKK) in Tangerang has stepped up ...

Colgate-Palmolive and WHO Foundation Announce Global Partnership on Oral Health

-Today, Colgate-Palmolive announced a new multi-year collaboration with the WHO Foundation to support the World Health ...