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JAKARTA (The Nation/Asia News Network): Just when the Covid-19 pandemic began to show signs of easing, a series of unexpected illnesses this year raised the stakes even further for the Health Ministry's ongoing efforts to reform the healthcare system, which faces the task of safeguarding the country from future outbreaks and finally stamping out the coronavirus.
After the ban on cough syrups because of deaths, some Indonesian families are suing the government and other firms that supply the medicine.
PIDIE, Indonesia - Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the no
About 15 percent of parents rejected the vaccine because of fears of adverse effects or religious beliefs.
Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, after four children were found infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated in the country less than a decade ago. The virus…