The government has scaled up efforts against tuberculosis by empowering local communities and strengthening health facilities down to the village and subdistrict levels for the early detection and treatment of the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
18 hours agoAccording to the PPATK, online gambling transactions in the first quarter have dropped an astounding 80 percent due to a coordinated clampdown involving multiple state institutions. ...
1 day agoThe clinical trials for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate developed with funding from the Gates Foundation are taking place in Indonesia under close monitoring by multiple national and international institutions and researchers, according to the Health Ministry. ...
3 days agoTo prevent the infection and spread of the respiratory illness, health authorities urge pilgrims to maintain good hygiene and avoid direct and indirect contact with camels or camel products.
11 months agoTech billionaire Elon Musk landed on Sunday in Bali where he aims to launch his Starlink service to extend internet access to remote areas of the country.
11 months agoPolicyholders of the National Health Insurance (JKN) hope that any changes to the premiums made by the government will make the insurance fair and affordable for all.
11 months agoHouse of Representatives Commission X will investigate the cause of the recent increase in single tuition fees (UKT) in several universities across the country by, among other measures, summoning the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry for an inquiry into the issue.
11 months agoThe private sector agreement aims to develop a new class of synthetic antibiotics to address the growing issue of drug-resistant superbugs, which can cause previously treatable infectious diseases to become deadly.
11 months agoThe National Development Planning Ministry stressed the urgency for Indonesia and other participating countries to tackle the problem of growing water demands amid the small number of water sources.
11 months agoThe Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has said a recent regulation on standardized inpatient care for National Health Insurance (JKN) policyholders will not affect premiums for at least a year.
11 months agoAn overwhelming 86.5 of respondents surveyed by Indikator Politik in late April have expressed satisfaction with the police's management of Idul Fitri traffic.
11 months agoUnder Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 59/2024, state healthcare agency BPJS Kesehatan will implement a single-class standard for inpatient treatment, dubbed KRIS, beginning June 30, 2025.
1 year agoA deadly bus accident that killed nearly a dozen children on a study tour to Subang, West Java, has led experts to call on the government to impose stricter safety measures for buses and transportation providers to avoid similar incidents in the future.
1 year agoThe President has issued a new decree that finally scraps the three classes under the national health scheme, a plan that had been in the pipeline since before the pandemic.
1 year agoUnlike university-based training programs, for which residents must pay hundreds of millions of rupiah in some cases, the new program will be tuition-free. In addition, each participant will receive a monthly stipend of up to Rp 5 million (US$9,364) during the training period and will be appointed as a civil servant upon completion.
1 year agoUnder the new policy, village and subdistrict administrations will hold public forums to nominate potential social aid recipients once a month to update the data and prevent misdirected social assistance disbursement, the Social Affairs Ministry announced.
1 year agoIn a recent legal defense against a class action lawsuit, British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca admitted that its vaccine can "in very rare cases, cause TTS", while acknowledging that the causal mechanism was yet known.
1 year agoThe average nationwide temperature throughout April rose 0.8 degrees Celsius compared to the average of same month between 1991 and 2020; in line with the trend of higher monthly average temperature since the beginning of the year.
1 year agoA recent WHO study found that nearly 9 percent of the 130 popular foods and snacks it tested contained trans fatty acids above 2 percent of the product’s total fat by weight, the maximum level the organization considers safe.
1 year agoThe communications minister says that a special interministerial task force is being formed to combat online gambling operations, which can be based in countries where the activity is legal.
1 year agoA group of students from a Jakarta senior high school held the Patterns of Hope charity fashion show in partnership with RHI to help children with cancer.
1 year agoWhile Luhut's recent comment about a plan to grant dual citizenship has rekindled hope, especially among the Indonesian diaspora, the process until the policy can be issued will not happen overnight.
1 year agoThe government is facing mounting pressure to engage more deeply with the public and experts in policymaking amid criticism that it only considers public input when issues go viral on social media.
1 year agoIndonesia has been experiencing notably hot weather over the past few weeks, putting people who work outdoors at heightened risk of heat stroke and other health issues, but the country’s meteorology service says the weather does not constitute a heat wave.
1 year agoA recent survey by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has found that educational institutions in the country are prone to corruption as they lack the integrity to uphold anti-graft principles.
1 year agoDeputy head of the BMKG, Guswanto, said that although the rise in temperature in a number of Indonesian cities had been consistent over the past five days, it could not be categorized as a heat wave.
1 year agoFollowing a number of viral cases involving the Customs and Excise Directorate General this week, Indonesians online have called on the authorities to improve their services.
1 year agoIndonesia does not recognise dual citizenship for adults, according to existing regulations, as a child with two passports must choose one and renounce the other when they turn 18.
1 year agoNorth Jakarta May Day rally organizer Usman said the jobs law was the number one enemy of workers because it had increased the disparity between the rich and poor.
1 year agoWhile some people might say that May Day rallies do little but cause congestion and damage to public facilities around the country, Indonesians have labor movements to thank for the better working conditions they enjoy today.
1 year agoWith support from UNDP and the WHO, the new initiative will be financed by the global Green Climate Fund in stages between 2025 and 2030 to help Indonesia develop its health system to be more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
1 year agoAs the government continues to mark successes in its effort to eliminate malaria in all 514 cities and regencies nationwide, the country's eastern regions pose distinctive challenges due to their climate and geography, as well as other factors.
1 year agoIndonesia does not recognize dual citizenship for adults, according to Indonesian law, as a child with two passports must choose one and renounce the other when they turn 18.
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