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5 days ago | en.antaranews.com | Mecca Yumna |Resinta Sulistiyandari |Yuni Arisandy Sinaga

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry said that Indonesia's first CT scanner production facility would help strengthen national health resilience, as it aligns with the health transformation agenda. The ministry's director general of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Lucia Rizka Andalusia, said on Monday that the domestic manufacturing of the medical device is expected to help meet hospitals' needs quickly, since Indonesia has so far imported the technology.

1 week ago | en.antaranews.com | Mecca Yumna |Nabil Ihsan |Rahmad Nasution

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has officially moved from the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) to the Western Pacific Region (WPR) grouping in the World Health Organization (WHO). Secretary General of Indonesia's Health Ministry Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha confirmed that WHO members unanimously approved the decision during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, onMay 19–27, 2025.

3 weeks ago | jatim.antaranews.com | Mecca Yumna |Resinta Sulistiyandari |Vicki Febrianto

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has authorized phase 3 clinical trials of the M72 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in Indonesia to determine its efficacy. BPOM head Taruna Ikrar stated on Thursday that this TB vaccine trial offers significant benefits for Indonesia, including renewed strategies for TB management. He noted that Indonesia has the second highest number of TB sufferers after India.

3 weeks ago | en.antaranews.com | Mecca Yumna |Resinta Sulistiyandari |Azis Kurmala

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has authorized phase 3 clinical trials of the M72 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in Indonesia to determine its efficacy. BPOM head Taruna Ikrar stated on Thursday that this TB vaccine trial offers significant benefits for Indonesia, including renewed strategies for TB management. He noted that Indonesia has the second highest number of TB sufferers after India.

3 weeks ago | en.antaranews.com | Mecca Yumna |Raka Adji

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Health has set the target of improving the national health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) to 65 years from the current 63 years in the 2025–2029 Health Master Plan. During a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Wednesday, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that HALE is a measure of the number of years someone is expected to live healthily. He informed that Indonesia's life expectancy currently stands at 74 years.