# health

CISDI: Failure to Raise Tobacco Excise Tax Poses Threat to TB Elimination Goals

A failure to increase tobacco excise tax could undermine efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, according to CISDI
News Oct 3, 2024 | 3:49 pm

Mother of Deceased Doctor Calls for National Anti-Bullying Day

Allegations suggest that Dr. Aulia may have taken her own life due to bullying from her senior at Diponegoro University
News Sep 19, 2024 | 1:45 pm

House Committee Proposes 2.5 Pct Excise on Sugary Drinks in 2025

The House’s State Finance Accountability Committee (BAKN) proposes a 2.5% excise on sugary drinks in 2025, rising to 20% over time.
Business Sep 10, 2024 | 7:55 pm

Jokowi Inaugurates Two State-of-the-Art Hospitals in Makassar and Surabaya, Investing Over Rp 3 Trillion

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated two new state-of-the-art hospitals in Makassar, South Sulawesi, and Surabaya, East Java
News Sep 6, 2024 | 9:06 pm

$104 Million Gov't Hospital to Stop People From Getting Treatment Abroad

The hospital is set to help prevent foreign exchange losses from people favoring to get medically treated overseas.
News Sep 6, 2024 | 2:38 pm

High Living Costs and Traffic Jams Linked to Rising Mental Health Issues in Jakarta

.High living costs, traffic congestion, and parenting trauma are key contributors to mental health disorders in Jakarta
Lifestyle Sep 4, 2024 | 3:02 pm

Social Media Beauty Standards Fueling Skin Problems and Anxiety in Young Girls

Girls are being bombarded with idealized images of beauty that establish a beauty standard that could be very hard
Lifestyle Sep 3, 2024 | 1:37 pm

Bio Farma to Help Ghana’s Atlantic Lifesciences Produce Vaccines

The partnership between Bio Farma and Ghana's Atlantic Lifesciences becomes one of the highlights at the 2024 Indonesia-Africa Forum.
Business Sep 2, 2024 | 3:37 pm

Indonesia Requires International Visitors to Submit Electronic Health Declaration Before Arrival

To avoid delays at immigration clearance, travelers are advised to download the app and fill out the form before departing for Indonesia.
News Sep 2, 2024 | 12:07 pm

Health Ministry Confirms No Detection of Mpox Clade I Variant in Indonesia

The Clade I variant is reported to have a mortality rate between 1.4 percent and 10 percent.
News Aug 30, 2024 | 5:29 pm

Five Suspected Mpox Cases Identified Across Indonesia, Says Health Ministry

Health Ministry spokesperson Siti Nadia Tarmizi reports five suspected cases of the monkeypox virus (Mpox) identified across Indonesia
News Aug 27, 2024 | 8:58 pm

Jokowi Orders Strict Screening for Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali to Prevent Mpox Spread

President Jokowi mandates strict screening for delegates at the Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali to prevent monkeypox (Mpox) spread.
News Aug 27, 2024 | 6:19 pm

Bullying: A Chronic Disease in Indonesia’s Medical Training

The death of a young doctor was only the tip of the iceberg of how bullying had plagued Indonesian medical specialist training in Indonesia.
News Aug 27, 2024 | 12:25 pm

Bullying by Senior Doctors Drives Young Doctors to Quit, Worsening Specialist Shortage

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted the critical shortage of medical specialists in Indonesia, stating that it could take up to
News Aug 24, 2024 | 10:49 am

Bali Airport Tightens Screening as Mpox Declared Global Health Emergency

passengers with a temperature above 37.5 degrees Celsius will undergo further examination
News Aug 22, 2024 | 2:30 pm

Jakarta's New Sanitation Policy Targets 5 Pct Population Still Defecating in Open Spaces

Jakarta introduces a new regulation on wastewater management to target the 5% of its population still practicing open defecation
News Aug 21, 2024 | 3:22 pm

Indonesia Reports 88 Monkeypox Cases, Majority Recovered

The Health Ministry announced that as of Saturday, Aug. 17, there have been 88 confirmed cases of monkeypox (mpox) in the country.
News Aug 19, 2024 | 6:05 pm

Government Prepares 12 Laboratories to Detex Mpox

Yudhi said Indonesia has recorded 54 Mpox cases since 2022 with no fatality.
News Aug 19, 2024 | 1:33 am

Now That Mpox Is A Global Health Emergency, Will It Trigger Another Pandemic?

There are vaccines and treatments available for mpox unlike in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
News Aug 17, 2024 | 1:05 am

Drinkable Tap Water Flows in Nusantara

In most parts of Indonesia, drinking tap water is not recommended. In most parts of Indonesia, drinking tap water is not recommended.
News Aug 16, 2024 | 7:52 pm

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