The investigation of suspected cases of mysterious hepatitis continued to show good development in terms of the information received, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated. “We continue to monitor its progress, and there is a lot of additional information. In general, the progress is quite good,” Sadikin noted through a
The Ministry of Health has reactivated around 300 thousand integrated health services posts (posyandu) in all regions to support the 2022 National Children Immunization Month program that will start in May. “It is hard for the government to provide health services to 80 thousand villages, 514 districts and cities in
More acting regional heads will be installed in the coming months, and Aceh and Jakarta will both have acting governors by July and October this year, respectively, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has confirmed. “Aceh will have its acting governor in July, and Jakarta in October. We are currently screening
Indonesia needs additional funding of about Rp200 trillion (US$13.68 billion) per year to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target to mitigate climate change, an official has said. Indonesia has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent through its own efforts and by 41 percent with international support
Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that children’s vaccination data will be integrated into the COVID-19 mobile contact tracing application PeduliLindungi to ease accessing immunisation data for various parties, including parents and the authorities. “Usually, immunisation data will be recorded in the mother and child’s health card, and sometimes
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has urged regional authorities to promote “sports fever” among residents to bolster national sports development, as envisaged by the government. “I think what is important is to promote ‘sports fever’ among residents. I agree that regional governments must be required, not be suggested, to rev up