Imung Yuniardi and Yuli Tri Suwarni, Semarang/Bandung - A number of HIV/AIDS activists boycotted on Wednesday the commemoration of the World AIDS Day on Dec.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Female sex workers are often blamed for the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but in reality many of them become champions of safe sex by encouraging patrons to use condoms, s

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Scores of Jakarta's youth have adopted a more liberal view of pre-marital sex, confirming findings by the National Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) that t

Rita A. Widiadana – It has been almost 10 years since the Indonesian government imposed Law no.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Women are not only more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infection, they also face greater risks of violence and discrimination when they become infected by the deadly vi

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – More than half of the teenagers in Jakarta have had pre-marital sexual intercourse, according to a National Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) survey.

Jakarta – Indonesia's population will jump to 255.6 million people by 2015 if the contraception rate remains constant, a senior demographic researcher says.

Made Arya, Denpasar, Indonesia – About 25 percent of Bali's estimated 8,000 sex workers are infected with HIV, according to the National AIDS Commission.

Jakarta – When the Health Ministry recently pledged to restrict tobacco advertising, it was met by widespread skepticism.

Jakarta – Supporters of tobacco control welcome the Health Ministry's move to issue a new decree to ban tobacco advertising next year.

Jakarta – The fight against HIV/AIDS in Indonesia is precarious since most civil society groups working to prevent the disease rely on foreign funding, a report said Wednesday.

Ismira Lutfia, Nurfika Osman & Ririn Radiawati Kusuma, Jakarta – Activists expressed hope on Sunday that the advertising restrictions on tobacco and formula milk that they had long

Jakarta – Indonesia harbors nearly a third of the world's neglected tropical diseases, despite there being cures for many of them, largely due to poor sanitation and unhealthy living, t

Margie Mason, Oe-cusse enclave, East Timor – If there really was a place so remote it could be called the end of the earth, Adelino Quelo's shabby little hut would be prime real estate.

Nurfika Osman – Nine provinces have huge health problems because of a lack of medical practitioners and prevention efforts, the government says.

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – As it marks World Contraception Day (WCD), Indonesia has to face the disheartening fact that it is lagging behind in its family planning targets and the nat

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Three lawmakers named by anti-tobacco activists as having been declared suspects by the police over the omission of a clause on tobacco in the 2009 health bill

Dessy Sagita & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Antitobacco activists said on Wednesday that the National Police were lying about three legislators who have been accused of deliberately omit

Dessy Sagita, Farouk Arnaz & Armando Siahaan – Three legislators are suspected of having deliberately omitted a key clause addressing the dangers of tobacco in the health bill, a fo

Menduk, Bangka Belitung – Three children from a small Indonesian village have been left paralyzed because their parents could not afford basic medical care for relatively minor sickness

Jakarta – Religious leaders are widely regarded as playing a significant role in promoting the government's family planning program, religious activists say.

Deborah Cassrels – On a flawless day in Bali, tourists are revelling in sun and surf and padding about plush hotels.

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – When a song called Vasectomy was aired by an independent Indonesian Internet radio station earlier this year, many listeners thought it a joke due to the so

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Anen, a man in his mid-50s, recalls the years 2000 and 2001 as the darkest days of his life.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The ruling Democratic Party has called for premarital sex counseling for young couples in a bid to stem infidelity and eventually achieve the UN-mandated Mill

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – The government on Thursday announced a plan to provide free birth care to all, helping to prevent cases of mothers selling their babies to pay for the deliveries

Hamong Santono – Last month, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring access to clean water and sanitation a fundamental human right.

Jakarta – A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua.

Dessy Sagita – The government's focus on treating illnesses rather that preventing them by promoting healthy lifestyles is costing the country valuable time and money, according to an e

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Isn't it inevitable that a life of excess brings with it big problems?

Dessy Sagita – Women's renewed focus on their careers and a dearth of information have been blamed for fewer mothers breast-feeding their newborns, an official said on Friday.

Ulma Haryanto & Made Arya Kencana – The recent cases of low-income women selling their babies in order to pay for their medical bills highlights the need for a comprehensive nationa

Jakarta – According to the National Commission for AIDS (Komnas-AIDS), "good" housewives make up 59.9 percent of women living with HIV in Indonesia.

Nurfika Osman – Two mothers who were left no option but to sell their newborns to pay hospital bills could have avoided their plight had they been informed they qualified for insurance

Dessy Sagita – A complete lack of faith in the health care system and threadbare promotions of the country's hospitals that offer international-standard treatment are pushing thousands

Jakarta – Civil society groups and 10 regional administrations agreed to implement joint initiatives in at-risk provinces to reduce high maternal and child mortality rates.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Nusa Dua (Bali) – An insurance expert and legislators warned the government on Friday against politicizing and manipulating the huge healthcare fund for the needy, s

Jakarta – Drug offenders account for 30 percent, or about 40,000 of the 132,000 Indonesian prisoners, the director general for correctional institutions, Untung Sugiyono, said Wednesday

Nurfika Osman – Activists and nutritionists have urged the government to adopt an international code that bans the unethical promotion of breast-milk substitutes in a bid to increase br

Titania Veda – "My parents told me to stay here until the baby was born," says Diana, not her real name. "I wanted an abortion, but when I found out it was already too late.

Putri Prameshwari – Life for Uni is a little different than most kids her age; at 16 years old she already frequently visits a gynecologist.

Jakarta – Indonesia's failure to ban tobacco advertising or enforce laws against smoking in bars and restaurants came under heavy fire Monday as the United Nations marked world anti-tob

Jakarta – The number of Indonesian people contracting the HIV has been on the rise over the past couple of years, according to one NGO.

Jakarta – Gender-biased policies and poor implementation of health laws hinder the fulfillment of women's rights to adequate medical services, a study has found.

Jakarta – Neonatal maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is considered high despite a significant decline since 2007, with two women dead every hour during delivery.

Nivell Rayda – Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma suffered for eight months with a bladder infection but in that time the only help he received was to be told by prison officers to l

Jakarta – To achieve improved maternal health, in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) involves overcoming several hurdles, with the maternal mortality rate still at 2.28

Dessy Sagita – In a claim likely to cause consternation from Muslim smokers, a Dutch author has published a book that claims that pig blood is used to make cigarette filters.

Peter Gelling, Jakarta – Despite the government's best efforts to curb the consumption of alcohol, the party here is as rollicking as ever.

Jakarta – A video posted on the Internet of a little boy smoking, swearing and making lewd sexual gestures has shocked Indonesia, reports said Thursday.