Day: September 30, 2022

Ministry targets normalizing Meningitis vaccine availability in 2023

The Health Ministry has targeted to normalize the availability of the Meningococcal Meningitis (MM) vaccine nationwide by January 2023, the ministry’s Director General  of Disease Prevention and Control Maxi Rein Rondonuwu . Rondonuwu said the current scarcity of the vaccine in Indonesia is since producers of the vaccine that have

Indonesian Police Kill Militant Suspected in Farmers’ Deaths

PALU, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police have killed a militant who was believed responsible for the killings of Christian farmers on Sulawesi island and was the last remaining member of an organization that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Friday. Police said Al Ikhwarisman, also known as

BRIN conducts training to compose academic papers for students

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) organized a training session for hundreds of university students in Garut, West Java, to compose academic papers and conduct research for national development. “Academic paper drafting training is our effort to train students, who will be required to conduct a research (in their

Ministry accentuates criticality of booster vaccination for elderlie0s

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture highlighted the importance of the third dose, or first booster dose, for older adults to provide optimal protection against COVID-19. “Booster vaccination is crucially needed for older adults and other vulnerable groups, including those with comorbidities,” the ministry’s Deputy for Health Quality

Women play contributory role in transitioning towards new energy

Women contributed in the process of transition towards new energy, including in the transportation sector, such as in the adoption of electric vehicles, Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati stated. “The increase in the women’s use (of transportation) is spiking, not only as passengers but

Lampung BKKBN, Kodim 0424/TGM conduct social service to cut stunting

The Lampung Provincial Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) and District Military Command (Kodim) 0424/TGM held a social service activity and Healthy Kitchen to Overcome Stunting (Dashat) to reduce stunting cases in Pringsewu District. “The synergy and involvement of various parties are required to achieve the stunting reduction target,” Coordinator