Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced on Thursday that one Indomie instant noodle variant that was banned in Taiwan and Malaysia for containing carcinogenic sub

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Food manufacturing giant Indofood Sukses Makmur announced that the company would soon clarify Taiwan's allegations of a cancer-inducing substance found on its nood

Fadli, Batam – The Agriculture Ministry's Bukit Tinggi Veterinary Center has deployed officers to examine pig samples from a company's farm on Bulan Island in Batam, Riau Island.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A recent uptick in the country's daily COVID-19 caseload and the discovery of more people infected with the new Arcturus strain are no cause for concern just yet,

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) detected 16,700 links on e-commerce and social media platforms selling food products without distribution permits.

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Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) urged the government to stop the discussion on the Health Bill and seriously consider the massive rejection of the bi

Jayapura, Jubi – Secretary of the Papua Provincial Health Office Aaron Rumainum said the number of specialists in Papua Province was sufficient but their distribution to nine regencies

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is planning to earmark up to Rp 200.8 trillion ($13.4 billion) for the 2024 healthcare budget, as the government gets increasingly con

Andi Firdaus, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – At least 13 existing health laws will be affected by the 2023 Health Bill, the Health Minister's health law expert staff Sundoyo said during an FM

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged parents to complete their children's basic immunization to create a quality generation.

Jakarta – The government has decided to maintain the health emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic at least until May 2023.

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – Indonesia is still in an ongoing war with Tuberculosis (TB).

Antara, Jakarta – Bogor Deputy Mayor Dedie Abdul Rachim, asked the public to wear masks and keep their distance in public spaces because there are indications of rising COVID-19 cases d

Merauke, Jubi – The AIDS Commission (KPA) of Merauke Regency in South Papua cannot carry out more intense programs for HIV/AIDS prevention because the budget allocation from the local g

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has reiterated that it would make good on its promise of giving the families of acute kidney injury (AKI) victims monetary compensation, as the pro

JP Staff, Jakarta – With more discussion around mental health, numerous local organizations encourage those struggling mentally to seek professional help.

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Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The government has drafted a bill that will revolutionize the country's healthcare system so that it can reach all citizens across the country as mandated by th

Ricky Juliansyah, Depok – The Depok government is determined to provide guidance to seven non-smoking areas (KTR) in the city.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia is gearing up to allow foreign medical specialists to practise and be based in the country.

Valdya Baraputri and Lara Owen in Jakarta and London – Parents whose children died or were injured by tainted cough syrup have wept with relief after an Indonesian court allowed a class

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Around 6,000 newborn babies with congenital heart defects die every year in Indonesia that could have been avoided if the country has enough medical specialis

Wamena, Jubi – Jayawijaya AIDS Commission (KPA Jayawijaya) Margaretha Wetipo in a press conference on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, said the number of HIV/AIDS patients in Jayawijaya Regency

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) claimed 252.17 million people, or 90.79 percent of the total population, are covered by

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency predicted that COVID-19 cases would increase in the next one to two weeks.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry is targeting to produce an additional 5,000 medical specialist graduates with the help of government and private scholarship programs in

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo this morning conducted an impromptu visit to Mayapada Hospital in Bandung, West Java, during which monitoring the medical f

Nabire, Jubi – A total of 15 children under five years old in Timeepa, North Mapia District, Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua, reportedly died of measles.

Sentani, Jubi – As many as 11 children are still being treated at the Ilaga Regional General Hospital in Puncak Regency for measles.

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Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – The Indonesian language has words for children who have lost their mothers or fathers, but none for parents who lose their children.

The government's health and mobility tracking app PeduliLindungi – a pandemic staple – has transformed into Satu Sehat (meaning "one health"), but all is not well with the app's relaunc

Antara, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has announced that PeduliLindungi will undergo a complete change and transform into an integrated health service called Satu Sehat Mobile.

Jakarta – The government has called on health officials across the country to increase vigilance over a potential bird flu outbreak amid concerns that the swift mutation of the H5N1 vir

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Thursday asserted that the second booster vaccination for adults is still free of charge nationwide.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Damal Student Association in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Central Papua Province, has asked the local government to pay attention to the needs of the community r

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Legislative Body (Baleg) has agreed that the Draft Omnibus Law on Healthcare be taken to a plenary meeting to be approved as

Antara, Jakarta – Cases of diabetes in children aged 0-14 years increased seventy-fold in 2023 compared to the case number in 2010, the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) report

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – In 2022, West Java recorded 36,608 people cases of dengue fever with 305 casualties.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The government still has no plans to impose an excise tax on sweetened beverages in the foreseeable future, despite concerns that sugary drinks can lead to diabete

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is rolling out Human Papillomavirus or HPV vaccines to be administered to all children aged 11 to 12.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government on Wednesday said the 2023 healthcare budget would put a greater emphasis on non-Covid issues such as stunting, a chronic malnutrition probl

Merauke, Jubi – Since the tidal flood hit residential and agricultural land in the Waan District, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province in mid-January 2023, vomiting and diarrhea in chi

Hreeloita Dharma S, Resinta S, Jakarta – Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health Ministry.

Wamena, Jubi – Based on the Papua Provincial Health Office data as of September 30, 2022, in the third quarter of 2022, HIV/AIDS cases were 9,189 cases in Nabire, followed by Jayapura C

Jakarta – Indonesian police said on Monday a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities susp

Jakarta – With the national COVID-19 situation continuing to improve, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said he will consult the with the World Health Organization about the possi

Chandra Asmara – Indonesia has reduced its stunted growth prevalence to the lowest in over two decades, boosting President Joko Widodo's chances of hitting the 14% national target by th

Malini, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The Ministry of Health has determined 12 provinces that need to be focused on accelerating the reduction of stunting in Indonesia.