The Health Ministry is adding laboratory facilities for screening congenital hypothyroidism (CHT), which is targeting all newborns, Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said here on Thursday.”Currently, there are only four laboratories that c…
The Health Ministry has made congenital hypothyroidism screening (SHK) of newborns mandatory so that the thyroid hormone deficiency that can trigger metabolic disorders can be detected early. “Starting today, all babies born in Indonesia must be examin…
The murder of Brigadier J at the official residence of former chief of the National Police’s professional and security division, Ferdy Sambo, was an extra-judicial killing, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said. “The murder of Briga…
The number of international tourist arrivals reached 477 thousand in July 2022, the highest on record since the start of the pandemic, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) head Margo Yuwono informed at a press conference on Thursday.“It is encouraging news since…
While the number of new HIV infections in Indonesia decreased by 3.6% in 2021 to around 27 000, the country remains one of the countries with the highest number of new infections in the Asia and the Pacific region. Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP is a…
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana on Thursday observed underground copper mining activities at Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) in Mimika, Papua Province, which is managed by PT Freeport Indonesia. Before observing the mining activities at …