#NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will prioritize high-stunting regions—including remote border areas and parts of Java—as it rolls out the government’s flagship ...

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin is prioritizing early detection and screening to curb high mortality rates caused by unmanaged heart disease.The initiative comes as official data ...

The fire at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang District, Banten, was brought under control 10 days after breaking out in late June.Approximately 15 hectares of the 33-hectare landfill ...

President Prabowo Subianto's recent shake-up of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) leadership marks a fresh chapter for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program. As one of the president's ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower and the National Professional Certification Agency (BNSP) are offering certification in 15 competency areas for graduates of the government's National ...

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis can survive for months in damp, poorly ventilated spaces that receive little to no sunlight.Environmental health research indicates that the bacteria responsible ...

Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) Vita Ervina emphasized the need for a national audit of all Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) kitchens to ensure safe nutritious meals for ...

Indonesia has launched the Nutri-Level policy to educate the public on healthier food and beverage choices and to help prevent non-communicable diseases caused by excessive intake of sugar, salt, and ...

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has approved the expanded use of the measles vaccine for at-risk adult groups as part of efforts to control outbreaks.The move responds to a public health ...

National Press Day (HPN), marked every February 9 in Indonesia, sends a wave of reflection through editorial rooms across the country, reminding them of the historic roots from which they were born. ...