The current number of hearing aids could not meet the needs of all deaf patients worldwide, according to the Health Ministry. “Hearing loss is the fourth leading cause of disability. The impact of hearing loss or deafness is very broad and severe,” the ministry’s Director General of Disease Prevention and
APEC members are striving to ensure food security so that people do not go hungry and are well nourished, while taking care of the environment, according to the APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security. Food security, food safety, and sustainable agriculture development have long been concerns in the Asia-Pacific, and
Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati appealed to the 6.1-magnitude (M) quake refugees in West Pasaman District, West Sumatra Province, to return to their homes if their buildings are undamaged. “The magnitude of the aftershocks is getting weaker. We ensure the public to not be
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has identified a new fault while researching the recent earthquake in West Pasaman district of West Sumatra province. “We initially thought that the epicenter of the earthquake came from the faults closest to the earthquake site, namely the Angkola and Sianok faults. However,
A more comprehensive approach needs to be applied for waste management in tourism areas, especially in the five super-priority destinations, the Tourism Ministry’s director of tourism and creative economy destination management has said. At a virtual discussion on Tuesday, Indra Ni Tua said that the issue of waste in each
Mandalika is gearing to receive tourists ahead of the MotoGP event on March 18–20, 2022, deputy for tourism products and creative economy at the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry Rizki Handayani Mustafa, said. Currently, preparations have entered the final stage in all sectors, starting from arrangements for the entry of