Day: March 1, 2023

Ministry seeks public role in improving basic immunization coverage

Immunization is intended to produce healthy and quality human resources Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture urged the people to play an active role in improving basic immunization coverage for children to provide optimal protection.This can be achieved by bringing them to health facilities, such

PPPA Ministry condemns sexual violence at Andalas University

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA) has condemned an incident of sexual violence involving nine female students at Andalas University, West Sumatra province.”We strongly condemn all forms of sexual violence,” said the deputy for the protection of women’s rights at the ministry, Ratna Susianawati,

Turkey earthquake has a repetitive history: BNPB

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that the M7.7 earthquake that struck Turkey tended to be repetitive in nature, thereby indicating that it would likely occur in future.”If we talk about a disaster, there must be a history of its repetition that once it has happened

Everything starts with education: UNRC in Indonesia

Jakarta (ANTARA) – UN Resident Coordinator (UN RC) in IndonesiaValerie Julliandon Tuesday highlighted the importance of education in the lives of Indonesians and for ensuring the stability of the nation.”Everything starts with education,” she said after a signing ceremony for an educational collaboration between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Health ministry records 1,408 leptospirosis cases with 139 deaths

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Head of the communication and public services bureau of the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said here on Wednesday, that as of December 2022, at least 1,408 cases of leptospirosis have been reported by provincial health offices to the ministry.Of the total patients, 139 have succumbed to

Bolster pregnant women’s nutrition, Anas tells local govts in NTB

Praya, NTB (ANTARA) – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas has asked district and city governments across West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province to increase the budget of programs for improving the nutrition of pregnant women.”We want to create a professional and world-class bureaucracy, thus the babies who are