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City 6 years ago

From official residences to low-cost apartments, Jakarta transforms into isolation city

Jakarta officials have scoured the city for potential isolation houses to anticipate a lack of facilities, as the number of cases still climbs in the capital despite weak government claims of a leveling off in the rate of COVID-19 infections.

National 6 years ago

COVID-19: Protective gear delivered to medical workers to alleviate scarcity

Some textile companies have switched to producing masks and protective gear.

World 6 years ago

Madrid hotel transformed into coronavirus hospital

The 359-room Gran Hotel Colon is the first in Spain to be repurposed to treat people infected with the virus but the regional government of Madrid plans to turn more empty hotels into healthcare facilities over the coming days.

People 6 years ago

Love speaks through glass panes at coronavirus facility

Gene and Dorothy Campbell, who tied the knot 65 years ago, turned 89 and 88 respectively this week.To avoid the risk of infection, they chatted on the phone while looking at each other through the window.

Business 7 years ago

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Startups offer wider health access to people

Indonesia’s healthtech scene emerged in the late 2010s when entrepreneurs founded many of today’s notable players such as HaloDoc, Alodokter, Medigo and ProSehat. In August last year, some of these players banded together to form the Indonesian HealthTech Association.

City 7 years ago

Bogor deploys more ‘Mobil Curhat’ to improve residents’ health

The Mobil Curhat program, which provides free health counseling to Bogor residents, was launched on July 6, 2014.

Opinion 8 years ago

Emergency medical system unprepared for attacks

We should use this moment to reflect: how many lives could we save, if only we worked together to strengthen the foundation of emergency medicine?

National 8 years ago

Hospital ordered to give explanation after mother, baby die during childbirth

The Dairi regency administration in North Sumatra has ordered Sidikalang General Hospital to give a public explanation regarding the death of a mother and baby who died during childbirth on Sunday night, allegedly because there was no doctor at the hospital at the time.

National 9 years ago

Report reveals 38 deaths linked to lack of healthcare services in Yahukimo

Thirty eight residents in Semenage district, Yahukimo, Papua, were reported to have died during the May-August period due to sickness and poor access to healthcare services.

World 9 years ago

In Maldives, sea ambulances deliver health care to islands

Beneath its beautiful atolls and tranquil resorts, Maldives, a low-lying nation in the Indian Ocean, is a struggling democracy that has endured political upheavals and rising sea levels.

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