Indonesia seeks to replicate India’s success with its school feeding program which thrived due to gradual expansion, effective governance and public-private partnerships.
Health
Indonesian workers who have been laid off will continue to receive national health insurance benefits for six months and they will also be exempted from contribution payments.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) is accelerating efforts to strengthen health workforce governance and improve global monitoring of universal health coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.
This study explored the associations of grief support between social support for grief and pandemic grief symptoms, attachment, and mental health.
With nearly 46 million adolescents, Indonesia faces growing health challenges, particularly from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mental health disorders and injury-related risks.
A grand new hospital building rises against the backdrop of the idyllic beach in Sanur in southeast Bali.
Indonesia faces pressing environmental and health challenges, from climate change and deforestation to air pollution and emerging infectious diseases.
The funding freeze leaves critical health and humanitarian programmes in limbo, leading many to ask who can fill the support gap.
More than 1,000 students in Indonesia’s restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that the government instead prioritize free education.
Indonesia has had to pause many programmes due to the U.S. funding freeze. All community led activities funded through USAID have been paused and prevention and linkages to treatment for around 30% of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jakarta have been affected.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people and the economy in unprecedented ways. Mobility restrictions and the resulting economic slowdown dramatically increased unemployment rates and dragged millions of households below the poverty line.
Jakarta says it is preparing legislation to protect minors from ‘physical, mental, or moral perils’.
The Home Affairs Ministry conducted health checkups for 944 regional heads and deputies from Feb. 16 to 17. The results showed that 30 percent of the officials have high cholesterol levels.
On Feb. 10, Indonesia rolled out a large-scale free medical screening program, fulfilling one of his campaign promises. Under the initiative, Indonesians of all ages can now receive annual checkups to detect cardiovascular diseases, congenital disorders in children, and other conditions early.
A grand new hospital building rises against the backdrop of the idyllic beach in Sanur in southeast Bali.
Spreading across 50,000 sq. meters, Bali International Hospital is set to partially open its doors in April.
Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan (Pemprov Sulsel) dan BPJS Kesehatan semakin mempererat kerja sama guna meningkatkan kualitas layanan Program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) bagi masyarakat Sulsel.
