Antara, Jakarta – The Health Ministry clarified that the provision of contraceptives for adolescents, as stated in a new government regulation, only applies to those who are married and

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin clarified that the provision of contraceptives for school-aged children and adolescents aims to reduce maternal mortality rates

Aceh – The Aceh Ulama Consultative Assembly (MPU) has rejected Government Regulation (PP) Number 28/2024 on Health, one of the points being that it regulates the provision of contracept

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin denied Tuesday that taxes were what had caused drug prices to soar, and blamed the expensive medicines on the huge

Yustinus Patris Paat, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers Luqman Hakim and Abdul Fikri Faqih have voiced strong concerns about a new government regulation providing cont

Pizaro Gozali Idrus and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesia has widened the window to 14 from six weeks after conception for women to have abortions in cases of health emergencies and pre

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – In an effort to reduce smoking rates in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024, which impleme

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – National Development Planning Minister and head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, confirmed that the budget for

Antara, Jakarta – According to the 2023 National Health Survey (SKI), two percent of Indonesians aged over 15 are facing mental health problems, with depression, anxiety, and schizophre

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ratified Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024 on July 26, implementing the Health Law or Law No. 17 of 2023.

Algi Muhamad Gifari, Jakarta – The government recently vowed not to import milk for the upcoming free school meal program.

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Vice President-Elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka said Friday that the government would be open to suggestions to make sure that the upcoming free school meal progr

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans to launch a massive audit in all hospitals associated with the National Health Insurance (JKN) program after finding indicati

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The transition team of president-elect Prabowo Subianto has denied a plan to slash the price per serving for the flagship free meal program, stressing that no de

Tria Dianti, Jakarta – A government plan to alleviate a critical doctor shortage by hiring foreign ones is facing a backlash from critics who say it will undermine local expertise, caus

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry ensures the free school lunch program under president-elect Prabowo Subianto will utilize locally sourced produce.

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Solo – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has denied rumors that the budget for the free nutritious meal program (MBG) will be cut from Rp 15,000 (aroun

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for the government to make drugs cheaper.

Singapore – Two people have died and some 50 people in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province have been hospitalised due to suspected intoxication from eating the fruit of the Angel's Tr

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – The executive board of the Indonesian Pharmacist Association (IAI) recently said the government should start nudging people to use generic drugs again, sa

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Cutting down the distribution process of medicines can be the shortcut to help cool down the soaring prices of pharmaceutical drugs, according to the I

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) recently blamed the high drug prices on the country's high reliance on imported pharmaceutical raw materials.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – A pharmacists' advocacy group has pinpointed corruption and gratuity payments by certain doctors as key factors driving up medication costs in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Over the past two weeks, we have heard the bad news of the sudden dismissal of a medical school dean in Surabaya, East Java.

Jakarta – Early today, approximately 100 Satpol PP (municipal police) personnel, supported by dozens of police and military officers, conducted an eviction at the PKBI (Perkumpulan Kelu

Duncan Graham – Indonesian politicians are getting in a righteous tizzy over child protection. Their target is online pornography and gambling, and their condemnation is absolute.

Antara, Jakarta – The government's plan to address the shortage of medical professionals by bringing in foreign doctors has ignited controversy.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to address concerns over drug and medical equipment prices in Indonesia, which ar

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said that President-elect Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, free nutritious meals for students, has the pot

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The World Bank has raised concerns about the potential ineffectiveness of Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), in combatin

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government will allocate Rp 71 trillion ($4.33 billion) for President-elect Prabowo Subianto's free meals for students program in the 2025 Draft State

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi gathered cabinet ministers at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, June 20 to discuss Kratom plants.

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Jakarta – Health security agency BPJS Kesehatan continues to promote preventive promotional measures through health screening.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) has highlighted findings that 65 percent of school-age children in Indonesia do not eat breakfast.

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to fight surging cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, with concerns the disease might affect economic growth, minis

Ni Kadek Trisna Cintya Dewi, Jakarta – The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has been detected in pigs in Indonesia.

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – As many as 2,316 hospitals, accounting for approximately 79.05 percent of the total hospitals in Indonesia, are prepared to implement the upcoming Standard Inp

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has clarified that a Rp 50 million ($3,000) fine will be imposed on residents if larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the

Max Lane – Last week, while in Dili, I had the opportunity for a chat over coffee with the Cuban Ambassador to Timor Leste, Alina Aldama.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is exploring alternative protein sources to dairy milk for his signature free school lunch program.

Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto recently approved the proposal to establish the Batam International Health Tourism Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Antara, Jakarta – The prevalence of smoking among 10-18-year-olds in Indonesia has decreased to 7.4 percent in 2023, according to the Indonesian Health Survey (SKI) 2023, down from 9.1

Antara, Jakarta – Hanny Nilasari, the General Secretary of the Indonesian Association of Dermatologists and Venereologists (Perdoski), highlighted the high demand for skincare products

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Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry recorded a decline in the prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in the country by 2023.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on May 8 signed a presidential regulation (Perpres) that aims to revamp the national health security system to promote equality, only to confron

Marina Welker – When I walked my seven-year-old twins to their school in the East Java city of Malang, we sometimes made a game of counting the cigarette ads we passed during our ten-mi

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The CEO of BPJS Kesehatan, Ali Ghufron Mukti, has indicated the possibility of raising participant premiums for the national health insurance scheme.

Jakarta – After a years-long evaluation, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to consolidate the classification of National Health Insurance (JKN) services in an effort to avoid d