A growing number of Indonesian are finding relief in catharsis therapy.
Health
Health activists are unhappy with the proposed tobacco rules in the omnibus bill on health because it fails to provide stricter tobacco control for the country.
A new partnership will help support healthcare organisations and companies in Indonesia, with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the country’s Ministry of Health (MoH) collaborating to launch the Indonesian Health Sector Growth Programme.
President Director of the National Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Health) Ghufron Mukti stated that the National Health Insurance (JKN) program had brought extraordinary progress to Indonesia, especially in the health sector.
Children with autism often have hidden artistic talents that can be uncovered with the right approach.
Indonesia has started its COVID-19 transition from a health emergency by implementing a long-term mitigation plan after bringing coronavirus infections under control.
The Indonesian Health Ministry welcomes the revocation of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) status for Covid-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Indonesia is hosting the “Regional Workshop on Ensuring Quality of Medicines from Contaminated Substances”, organized by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO SEARO), in Jakarta from May 2-4, 2023.
The government has claimed the omnibus bill on health could better protect doctors, but Ombudsman Indonesia warned that the proposed legislation left a lot to be desired in terms of protecting patients against medical malpractice.
Food manufacturing giant Indofood Sukses Makmur said the company would soon clarify Taiwan’s allegations of a cancer-inducing substance found on its noodle brand Indomie: Special Chicken Flavor.
Indonesia has become a key driver in advancing Southeast Asia through social and health development initiatives.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has assured that the number of COVID-19 cases ahead of 1444 Hijri/2023 Eid al-Fitr is still under control, although seven Arcturus infections have been detected in Indonesia so far.
The Ministry of Health has detected two cases of Omicron XBB.1.16 or Arcturus variant of COVID-19 in Indonesia based on the results of genome sequencing carried out in late March this year.
The government has once again delayed the implementation of the long-awaited excise tax on sweetened beverages, raising questions over its commitment to improving post-coronavirus pandemic public health.
Inclusive COVID-19 vaccinations were conducted for vulnerable communities in 231 villages in Central Java under the Australia-Indonesia Health Security Partnership (AIHSP).
Indonesia is gearing up to allow foreign medical specialists to practise and be based in the country. Observers say the move would boost healthcare quality and accessibility in the world’s fourth-most populous country of 280 million people.
