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March 6, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2025

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday, requesting oversight of the

March 4, 2025

Tempo - March 4, 2025

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – It is hard to believe that five years have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic first spread across the globe.

February 27, 2025

Tempo - February 27, 2025

Linda Lestari, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced the recall of 91 illegal cosmetic and skincare brands containing hazardous ingredients, as quoted from A

February 24, 2025

Jakarta Post - February 24, 2025

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has released a list of 91 brands of illegal cosmetics, from both inside and outside the country, often sold through online marketpla

February 22, 2025

Reuters - February 22, 2025

Sidoarjo, Indonesia – Over two decades and 37 surgeries on, Ms Chusnul Chotimah is still reeling from the night she survived the Bali bombing, which killed 202 in one of the world's dea

February 21, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 21, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Free Health Check program, an initiative of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is not yet running optimally in several re

February 20, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 20, 2025

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The government's Free Health Checkup (CKG) program, which officially launched on Feb. 10, has seen increasing public participation.

February 11, 2025

Tempo - February 11, 2025

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Dozens of youth organizations have written to President Prabowo Subianto to immediately implement regulations containing public health protection as his commi

Jakarta Globe - February 11, 2025

Heru Andriyanto, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Tuesday that the government plans to raise premiums for the state health insurance scheme, BPJ

February 10, 2025

Jakarta Post - February 10, 2025

Jakarta – A Jakarta City Council member has urged city-owned tap water company PAM Jaya to install a drinkable tap water pipeline in the city administration's buildings, including distr

Jakarta Post - February 10, 2025

Agencies, Premium – The government launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a Rp 3 trillion ($183.54 million) initiative to prevent early deaths that the country's health min

February 9, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 9, 2025

Riski Maulana, Cianjur – At least eight men have died from alcohol poisoning after consuming homemade spirits with dangerously high alcohol content in Cianjur Regency, West Java, police

February 7, 2025

Jakarta Post - February 7, 2025

Jakarta – The Health Ministry is set to launch a nationwide free health screening program on Feb. 10, allowing citizens to undergo age-specific medical assessments on their birthdays.

Tempo - February 7, 2025

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health is seeking new donor countries as a consequence of U.S. move to shut down USAID, its minister said on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

February 6, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that his ministry had to cut Rp 19 trillion (around $1.2 billion) this year after President Prabowo Subianto instruct

February 1, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - February 1, 2025

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's plan to offer free health checks to citizens of all ages on their birthdays is likely to be a much-needed gift, but the government must ensure the

January 31, 2025

Tempo Editorial - January 31, 2025

Jakarta – The return of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among cattle in Indonesia is a serious threat to the government's target of achieving food self-sufficiency.

January 28, 2025

Tempo - January 28, 2025

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology said it would collaborate with the Ministry of Health to resolve the shortage issue in Indonesi

January 27, 2025

Jakarta Post - January 27, 2025

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has promised to tighten monitoring of the production and distribution of local skincare products to enforce compliance with existing

Tempo - January 27, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI), Professor Tjandra Yoga Aditama, said that Indonesia needs to follow up on India's success in faci

Tempo - January 27, 2025

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) is focusing on handling foot and mouth disease (FMD) in nine provinces that are still included in the FMD eradicati

January 23, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 23, 2025

Olena Wibisana, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta City Government has reimposed a local regulation designating the Malioboro tourist area as a smoke-free zone.

January 14, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 14, 2025

Wahroni, Jakarta – Health workers at Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) and Halim Perdanakusuma Airports in Jakarta have increased surveillance efforts to prevent the spread of human metapneumovir

January 13, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 13, 2025

Chesa Andini Saputra, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesians are urged to stay vigilant to the potential outbreak of flu-like Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) that could spread faster during the coo

January 12, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 12, 2025

Didik Fibrianto, Batu – The East Java government has launched a large-scale vaccination campaign following the infection of 11,317 cows by foot and mouth disease (FMD), making the provi

January 11, 2025

Tempo - January 11, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Provincial Health Office recorded 214 cases of acute respiratory infection, or ISPA, caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in data collection until January 20

January 7, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 7, 2025

Jamaah, Ahmad Hisyam Nugroho, Jember – At least 763 cows in Jember Regency, East Java, have been infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD), resulting in 61 deaths over the past few mon

Tempo - January 7, 2025

Cantika.com, Jakarta – The HMPV virus or Human Metapneumovirus, which recently broke out in China, has reportedly been found in Indonesia. All cases found involved children.

January 3, 2025

Tempo - January 3, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced a free health check program for all citizens on their birthdays.

December 31, 2024

Tempo - December 31, 2024

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health confirmed that there have been no reports of influenza type A (Flu A) and Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in Indonesi

December 19, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 19, 2024

Herman, Jakarta – Ausino Exim Pty Ltd has announced a recall of several Indomie instant noodle variants in Australia due to undeclared allergens on their packaging.

December 18, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 18, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Germany has agreed to forgive Indonesia's debt worth 75 million euros or around $78 million in return for the Southeast Asian country to invest in its publ

December 15, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 15, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia has once again followed a global trend, but not in a good way, as this is related to the use of ketamine.

December 10, 2024

November 26, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 26, 2024

BeritaBali.com, Denpasar – Underneath its beautiful landscape, Bali is grappling with a mental health crisis, recording the highest suicide rate in Indonesia.

November 19, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 19, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help Indonesia train more doctors so the country can have enough physician

November 15, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 15, 2024

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta, Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, commonly known as Cak Imin, labeled online gambling a social disaster during h

November 13, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 13, 2024

Jakarta – We join the chorus of praise for the government's plan to provide free annual health screenings for all citizens with an eye to reducing the country's disease burden.

October 18, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 18, 2024

Chairul Fikri, Herman, Jakarta – A TikToker known as Dokter Detektif has revealed that thousands of cosmetic products in Indonesia are allegedly mislabelled, raising concerns about misl

October 17, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 17, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a new regulation providing post-term healthcare coverage for state ministers through Presidential Regulation No.

October 16, 2024

October 7, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - October 7, 2024

Jakarta – Wolbachia has made headlines again recently, following the health authorities' plan to step up their fight against dengue fever using mosquito eggs infected with the bacteria.

October 4, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 4, 2024

BeritaSatu, Jepara – Villagers in the Central Java regency of Jepara have expressed outrage over the reckless disposal and incineration of pharmaceutical waste within residential areas

Tempo - October 4, 2024

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Director of Mental Health at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, revealed that only 38 percent of community health centers (Puskesmas) in Indonesia provid

October 3, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 3, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – A failure to increase tobacco excise tax could undermine efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, according to Diah Satyani Saminarsih, CEO of the Center for In

September 27, 2024

Channel News Asia - September 27, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is set to introduce a free medical check-up programme, targeting 55 million Indonesians starting from 2025.

Jakarta Post - September 27, 2024

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria next week in Kembangan district, West Jakarta, in an effort t

September 19, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 19, 2024

Muhammad Iqbal Ikromi, Semarang – Nuzmatun Malinah, the grieving mother of Dr.

September 16, 2024

Mongabay - September 16, 2024

Zulkifli Mangkau, Pohuwato, Indonesia – Lukman Ahmad managed in the end to drag himself down from the slopes of Mount Pani toward the southern coast of Indonesia's Pohuwato district.

September 12, 2024

Tempo - September 12, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – To curb dengue, the Jakarta provincial government is planning to extend the releases of mosquitoes with Wolbachia to longer than six months in case the mosquito popula