Day: December 13, 2022

Community urged to protect pregnant women from anemia: ministry

The Ministry of Health has asked the community to help protect pregnant women from anemia in a bid to prevent stunting among Indonesian children. If a pregnant woman is suffering from anemia, the nutrition that enters the child’s body will be insufficient for the growth of the child, Director General

Need to build integrity through anti-graft push to revive economy

Efforts to strengthen integrity through an anti-corruption movement must be carried out in Indonesia, including by the Ministry of Finance, to support economic recovery, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “The ranks of the Ministry of Finance must remind themselves and strengthen their commitment to integrity,” she stressed at

Bio Farma awaiting govt nod for IndoVac clinical trials on children

State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma is still awaiting approval from the government for conducting clinical trials of the IndoVac COVID-19 vaccine on children aged 6 to 11 in Indonesia. IndoVac is a locally-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Bio Farma. “If the government wants a COVID-19 vaccination program for children

BNPB commends volunteers contributed to Cianjur earthquake response

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) lauded volunteers that contributed to disaster response missions following the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Cianjur District, West Java, in November. “We express our utmost gratitude to volunteers, who are always present in every disaster response mission,” BNPB Chief Secretary Lilik Kurniawan stated in Cianjur,

Want to work with Indonesia to build stable Indo-Pacific: Canada

Canada wants to work with Indonesia to build stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific region, Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, Nadia Burger, has said. “The region is very important to Canada. This is very important to us and we want to put a lot of emphasis and priority on this. Obviously,

Young people must increase cyberspace literacy: BSSN

The National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) has asked young people, especially students, to take up activities that can help increase cyberspace literacy. “Cyberspace is a new era (domain). This must be understood in order to adapt to this new world of cyberspace,” head of the BSSN Hinsa Siburian told Surakarta Public