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Strict regulations required to reduce number of smokers

Strict regulations and their consistent enforcement are required in Indonesia to reduce the number of smokers and ...

ASEAN unites in battle against dengue

The first ASEAN Dengue Day was observed on June 15 at Jakarta`s National Museum on June 15, where a call was made to ...

President meets WTO director general in Geneva

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, ...

President arrives in Geneva

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and entourage arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday evening local time (early ...

President to address ILO conference

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will deliver a speech at the 100th International Labor Organization (ILO) ...

President leaves for Switzerland

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left here Monday for six-day visits to Switzerland and Japan from June 13 to 18, ...

RI citizens spend trillions of rupiah on medical treatment abroad

Indonesian citizens spend trillions of rupiah every year on medical treatment abroad , said a spokesman of the Herbs ...

Young women, adolescent girls face high risk of HIV infection

A new report titled, " Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV" from early adolescence to young adulthood, indicates ...

Tobacco kills 55,000 Spaniards every year

The world health authority has confirmed that 55,000 Spaniards die as a result of tobacco-related diseases every ...

WHO conducts study of rabies in Bali

The World Health Organization (WHO) in cooperation with Animal Health Directorate, Directorate General of Animal ...

NAM demands release of Palestinian political detainees in Israel

The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political ...

Bhutan seeks Nepal support for UN Security Council seat

Bhutan has "informally" urged Nepal to support its bid for rotational non-permanent membership in the UN Security ...

World Health Leader Tapped to Lead UCSF Global Health Efforts

-        The University of California, San Francisco has appointed ...

Leading Experts Call for Urgent Action to Avoid Stroke Crisis Across Asia-Pacific Region

-         - Experts from medical and patient communities call on national ...

WHO supports Jakarta City`s no-smoking program

The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the Jakarta city government`s no-smoking areas program as stipulated in ...