Zubi Mahrofi, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The number of recipients of the third dose or first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine reached 68.51 million as of Friday, according to the COVID-19

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday removed all remaining measures to control the spread of COVID-19 effective immediately, saying that most of the country's population a

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo formally annulled the Covid-19 restrictions on Friday, nearly three years after they were imposed in the wake of the pandemic in 2020.

BTV, Jakarta – The government signaled on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic is on course to become endemic, in which the disease remains frequent but is limited to certain areas.

News Desk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said he is optimistic that Indonesia's COVID-19 situation is under control and that it is unlikely to see a surge in infections,

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The ban on selling out of package cigarettes (Loosie) is confirmed to be applied starting in 2023.

Fitra Ashari, Uyu Liman, Jakarta – The government is striving to ensure that hospitals in all districts and cities are able to treat stroke patients, including conducting non-surgical i

Fad, Galang Island, Riau Island – The Galang Island special infection hospital task force in Riau Islands officially ceased its operation on Wednesday, but dozens of health workers comp

Antara, Jakarta – An epidemiologist from Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Bayu Satria Wiratama agreed with President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's plan to lift the public mobility re

Herman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday indicated that his government will lift all social restrictions related to Covid-19 that have been in place for nearly thre

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Head of the epidemiology and immunization surveillance unit at the Jakarta Health Agency, Ngabila Salama, appealed to people with comorbidities and the elde

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – The head of the epidemiology surveillance and immunization unit at the Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama, expressed the difficulty to make the public aware of t

Jakarta – Early in October President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was upbeat, thinking the government was an inch closer to declaring the COVID-19 pandemic over.

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – After signaling earlier that he would set up a special National Health Insurance (JKN) program for the wealthy under the Health Care and Social Security Agency (

Jayapura, Jubi – Chairperson of the Papua AIDS Control Commission (KPA Papua) Anton Mote said as of September 2022 there were 50,011 HIV/AIDS cases in Papua, consisting of 20,441 HIV-po

Jakarta – A dozen families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according

Jakarta – A healthier Indonesia would call for the consumption of good quality drinking water and a balanced diet, according to the recent Hydranation campaign.

Fadli, Batam – Batam city in Riau Islands has seen a decrease in numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in the past few years, but same-sex partners still make up the majority of cases.

Antara, Jakarta – The life expectancy of Jakarta residents continues to increase for the past 10 years.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the government's priority in the health sector has been shifted from the COVID-19 pandemic handling to the quality

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 12,553 children aged 14 years and under contracted HIV in Indonesia in the period from 2010 to September 2022, according to the Ministry of Health.

Riska Munawarah and Niniek Karmini, Pidie, Indonesia – Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the

Antara, Jakarta – Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Health Minister, stated that the Indonesian government currently pushes the domestic health system toward disease prevention and screening rather

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says that the imported vaccines are insufficient to create herd immunity against the foot-and-mouth disease that suddenly returned in May.

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Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia starting to show another increase.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) head Penny K Lukito revealed the investigation results on five pharmaceutical companies following the

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – Two pharmaceutical companies have been named suspects for allegedly using dangerous chemicals in the production of syrup medicines, the Drug and Food Superv

Zack Petersen, Jakarta – 'What I've learned' is a new column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a d

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – PAM JAYA president director Arief Nasrudin said that the cause of drinking water in Jakarta being contaminated with E.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) revoked two more pharmaceutical companies' licenses to produce medicinal syrups on Wednesday, bringing to five the tota

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The number of Indonesia's COVID-19 cases has increased rapidly in the past month.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) reported new findings after investigating the source of the raw material for the solvent of medicinal syrups, which is alle

Gadis Oktaviani, Jakarta – Professor Hasbullah Thabrany, Lead Co-Chair of Global Health Security and COVID-19 Task Force T20 Indonesia, on Sunday explained that cases of cancer in the c

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin informed on Tuesday that most patients who undergo COVID-19 treatment at hospitals are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms.

Herman, Depok – The Drug and Food Supervisory Agency, or BPOM, has expanded the list of syrup medicines being recalled for containing harmful chemicals after a recent crackdown on pharm

Antara – Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The Ministry of Home Affairs is re-enforcing health protocols and booster vaccinations of Covid-19 in the extension of the implementation of

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono appealed to Jakarta residents to continue practicing strict health protocols amid an ongoing pandemic, especially after

Fika Nurul Ulya, Jakarta – Global health security researcher Dicky Budiman says that the government has been too neglectful about Covid-19 mutations which continue to occur.

Maidina Rahmawati – Police involvement in the illicit drug market is in the headlines again, after recently installed East Java Police Chief Teddy Minahasa was arrested on 14 October fo

News Desk, Jakarta – The Yogyakarta administration has reported a spike in daily new COVID-19 cases, with nearly 1,000 total active cases as of Tuesday.

Heru Andriyanto, Serang – The Drug and Food Supervisory Agency, or BPOM, on Monday made a shocking revelation that a pharmaceutical company based in the Banten capital of Serang has use

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it in

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police are investigating three pharmaceutical companies for allegations that they have supplied syrup medicines contaminated with unsafe chemicals

Jakarta – The rampant cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) among children were "most likely" caused by the use of contaminated syrup medicines because the number has dropped significantly

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The deaths of more than 150 children in Indonesia have sparked concern among parents over the safety of drugs sold in one of the world's most populous nations.

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police are investigating two pharmaceutical companies to assess possible criminal charges against the use of banned chemicals in liquid medicines

Jakarta – We champion the Indonesian Ombudsman's demand for accountability from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and the Health Ministry over tainted medicinal syrups that hav