Why has the Indonesian government failed to do more to adopt health policies consistent with the right to health? What have been the main obstacles to change?
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The global incidence of tuberculosis is decreasing, yet it remains high in Indonesia.
Indonesia President Joko Widodo at the G20 Summit on Tuesday said an intellectual property waiver “must be widened” for all health solutions, including diagnostics and therapeutics.
Indonesia has a high risk of poliovirus spread due to low polio vaccination coverage, Director General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Health Ministry Dr. Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, DHSM., MARS.
After economics and trade, the health sector has become a priority focus of Beijing’s engagement with Southeast Asia’s most populous nation.
Indonesia President Joko Widodo said at the launch of a G20 pandemic fund that the amount of money raised to improve preparedness for future pandemics was insufficient.
Recipient of the 2022 Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship Dr Anggia Prasetyoputri of Indonesia will join The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Despite an improvement in the timing of vaccinations, a significant proportion of children continue to receive their measles and DTwP vaccinations age inappropriately.
The Indonesian Health Ministry recently signed eight bilateral agreements with other countries to promote the health transformation, according to the country’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
The Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research has updated its research to include a new technical report. Read it and our original summary report here.
Indonesia is targeting to build its first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for health and tourism in Bali Province’s Sanur area that integrates the two sectors and to further solidify Indonesia’s healthcare architecture.
Researchers, from mathematics, data analysis and social sciences, have created a model where settings can be adjusted in favour of either health or the economy.
Indonesia is grappling with a horrifying wave of deaths: at least 157 children have died this year from acute kidney injury and other complications, believed to have been caused by contaminated medicines. Almost all were under the age of five.
Australia has sent vials of a “rare” antidote for chemical poisoning to Indonesia after 133 children died from acute kidney damage linked to tainted cough syrup.
Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicines.
Every year, International Mental Health Day is commemorated on Oct. 10 in many places in the world, including in Indonesia. October is also dedicated Mental Health Awareness Month.
