Day: September 23, 2022

No LPG-to-induction stove conversion this year: minister

The Indonesian government has assured that a program to replace 3-kg LPG stoves with induction stoves will not be implemented in 2022. “I can say that the government has not made a decision regarding a 3-kg LPG conversion program to induction stoves,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said

Lack of awareness of healthy lifestyles behind stunting: BKKBN

Lack of knowledge and awareness among the community regarding healthy lifestyles is the root cause of stunting in children, according to the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN). “If we only fight stunting, we will be tired. Thus, we must eliminate the root problem,” BKKBN head Hasto Wardoyo said

Indonesia highlights Rohingya issue at MIKTA meeting

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the fate and condition of Rohingya refugees during the MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, and Australia) foreign ministers’ meeting in New York on Thursday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry

COVID-19: First dose vaccination coverage crosses 204 mln

With 17,069 people receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, the total coverage of the first dose reached 204,421,993, according to the Task Force for COVID-19 Handling. Meanwhile, the second dose was administered to 21,632 recipients on Friday, bringing their total count to 171,040,441. Meanwhile, 80,624 people received the third

Indonesia promotes use of G20 Federated Public Trust Directory

The Indonesian Health Ministry is pushing for the utilization of the G20 Federated Public Trust Directory for enabling the verification of COVID-19 vaccine certificates at the entry points of all countries. “It is targeted that the initiative can be implemented at the arrival gates of every country to make it

Indonesia ready to exit emergency phase of pandemic: expert

Indonesia is ready to exit the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, an epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Public Health, Iwan Ariawan, has said. “The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is getting under control. Almost all of the population already has a fairly high level of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies,”