Day: December 22, 2021

Mother’s role crucial in family resilience to tackle pandemic: gov’t

Health Ministry’s spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination Siti Nadia Tarmizi expressed belief that a family’s resilience in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic depends on the mother’s role. “Mothers become the agents of change to strengthen the family’s resilience in surviving the COVID-19 pandemic,” Tarmizi noted during a webinar on Wednesday. Tarmizi

Sustainable food system development key in agricultural improvement

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto believes that development of a sustainable food system has become the main requirement for increasing the role of the agricultural sector. “The national food system collaboratively increases the production of quality and safe food, supported by a conducive environment, stability in food access, efficiency

Plastic, paper waste hold vast potential for recycling industry: gov’t

Domestic plastic and paper waste hold vast potential to support Indonesia’s recycling industry, Director General of Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management (PSLB3) at the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) Rosa Vivien Ratnawati stated. “The production of domestic plastic and paper waste reaches 19.66 million tons per year. The data is

Gov’t faces challenges in persuading pregnant women to get vaccinated

Educating pregnant women about the COVID-19 vaccine and its benefits is still proving a challenge amid efforts to expedite vaccination coverage, spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations for the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has said. “Some pregnant women refuse to receive vaccination. This is our challenge in administering vaccinations,” Tarmizi informed

Women should be protected from violence: Central Sulawesi governor

The Central Sulawesi provincial government affirmed that women, including housewives, should be protected from all forms of physical and psychological violence in the social environment and in households. “The commemoration of Mother’s Day is expected to encourage all stakeholders to pay attention and acknowledge the importance of women in various

Ministry asks Ineonesia’s universities to produce innovations

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology has urged universities to produce innovations such as the Gadjahmada Airport Transporter Electric (GATe), an electric car produced by Gadjah Mada University (UGM). “These innovations, produced through collaboration between universities and industry, are a part of the Kampus Merdeka (Freedom Campus) program,”