Community education is vital for sustainable peat restoration and mangrove rehabilitation, Deputy for Planning and Evaluation at the National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), Satyawan Pudyatmoko, has said.“(It is important to gauge whet…

The projection of a peak in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia at July-end might change due to the wave of imported cases from Hajj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated.”We will see the development in cases after Ha…

The Health Ministry has yet to come to a conclusion on the infection speed of the Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant as compared to the BA.4 and BA.5 variants that infected three Indonesian citizens a week back.The ministry is still analyzing the ability of tr…

The Health Ministry on Tuesday unveiled the BioColoMelt-Dx Molecular Diagnostic Kit, which, the ministry claims, can cut the cost of diagnosing colorectal cancer and screen for mutated genes in people with cancer.The kit has been developed in collabora…

The Indonesian Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institution (LKPP) froze over 5,500 domestic medicinal products from the government’s electronic catalog for violating the condition of imported raw material substitution.”Now, more than 5,500 products h…

Thirteen Hajj pilgrims who have returned to Indonesia have tested positive for COVID-19, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Mohammad Syahril, reported on Tuesday.”Currently, there are only 13 Hajj pilgrims (who have tested positive for COVID-19)….