Soaring pollution in Indonesia’s capital has left 35-year-old Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini hooked up to breathing tubes at a Jakarta hospital, gazing at the dense gray haze outside.
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Indonesian researchers have tested a cost-effective, relatively quick method of measuring changes in antimicrobial resistance.
Badung, Bali (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) and Saudi Arabian Health Ministry’s Deputyship of Human Resources have signed an agreement on the protection of Indonesian health workers.
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.
Air pollution is crippling Indonesia’s capital just as the country prepares to host regional leaders.
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.
Some civil servants in Indonesia’s capital began working from home Monday under measures aimed at reducing traffic congestion to alleviate horrendous air pollution that has gripped the city and been blamed for President Joko Widodo’s persistent cough.
President Joko Widodo’s reported month-long cough has prompted his government to address air pollution; critics remain sceptical.
As Australia is cracking down on vaping, Dateline looks at why Indonesia has gone the other way.
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.
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta topped the list as the world’s most polluted city on Wednesday, having consistently ranked among the 10 most polluted cities globally since May, according to data by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.
Indonesia’s healthcare reforms are set to attract foreign doctors to practise in the country, but patients say they will continue seeking treatment abroad unless overall health facilities improve.
And there are concerns that the thriving trade could pose a public health risk, and potentially the next global pandemic.
The World Health Organization South-East Asia Region today complimented member countries for scaling up childhood immunization coverage to pre-pandemic levels and called for continued intensified efforts with a focus on reaching the 2.3 million un-vaccinated and 650 000 partially vaccinated children.
The government is ramping up its efforts to bring the rising obesity rate below 3 percent by 2030 by focusing on improving public health education and monitoring processed foods.
Indonesia has made remarkable strides in adoption of smoke-free policy. As of June 2023, a total of 456 cities and districts, equal to around 86% of 520 cities and districts in Indonesia, have adopted smoke-free policies.
