Indonesia’s Deputy Environment and Forestry Minister Alue Dohong is facing health issues after helping to fight forest and land fires in Kalimantan. Alue, 57, was on the ground in the fire-affected areas from last Friday until Tuesday, assisting with the extinguishing of fires in the Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan regions.
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Efforts to extinguish forest and land fires engulfing parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan over the past week have yielded scanty results, with the air quality deteriorating to levels unsafe for activities such as schooling and travel and local officials noting an uptick in respiratory ailments.
In 2009, the Indonesian government enforced mandatory health spending to establish equitable health systems and enhance social security. The Law on Health (Law No. 36/2009) required governments to allocate at least 5 per cent of the national budget and 10 per cent of the local government budget to the health sector.
Indonesia, a country of 270 million people, only has 2,800 clinical psychologists and 1,200 psychiatrists, with most residing in big cities in its most populous island, Java.
Pemerintah perlu menetapkan baku mutu kualitas udara sesuai dengan standar terbaru dari WHO untuk mengatasi pencemaran udara di Jabodetabek. Ketentuan saat ini masih di bawah standar WHO.
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Indonesian researchers have tested a cost-effective, relatively quick method of measuring changes in antimicrobial resistance.
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Air pollution has been rapidly encroaching on the health and longevity of individuals, particularly in Asia. A startling study conducted by the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago has provided alarming data that paints a grim picture: air pollution is reducing the life expectancy of people in some Asian countries by up to eight years.
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Indonesia has sanctioned 11 industrial firms for failing to meet operational standards as the government moves to deal with major pollution spikes in the capital Jakarta, the environment minister said.
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President Joko Widodo’s reported month-long cough has prompted his government to address air pollution; critics remain sceptical.
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Indonesia’s Health Minister, Budi G. Sadikin, recently met with billionaire Elon Musk to discuss the possibility of collaborating to bring internet access to underserved community health centres in the country, known as puskesmas.
