Global Childhood Vaccination Stalls, 2030 Targets at Risk

Global childhood vaccination coverage plateaued between 2010 and 2023, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study vaccination research consortium. Between 2010 and 2019, 100 of the 204 countries...

Global childhood vaccine coverage in 2024 shows inequalities amid stability

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its annual global childhood immunization report, which shows modest gains amid difficult dynamics in 2024 compared to 2023. Notably, there are still 14.3 million “zero-dose” children who have never...

‘Very stubborn glass ceiling’ on childhood vaccination

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain completely unvaccinated, according to a new report, and public health experts point to conflict zones as threatening childhood vaccination efforts worldwide. Each...

Indonesia, Japan boost caregiver training for aging population

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Japan held a seminar to enhance the capability and quality of Indonesian caregivers who plan to pursue careers in Japan, particularly in the elderly care sector known as kaigo. Director General of Healthcare...

Indonesia commits to protecting children of migrant workers

Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - The Ministry for the Protection of Migrant Workers has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the children and families of Indonesian migrant workers who remain at home while their parents work abroad. The...

Indonesia pushes natural-based medicine industry, inks deal

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is supporting the production of natural-based medicines, including herbal remedies, standardized herbal medicines, and phytopharmaceuticals. This was conveyed by Andi Rizaldi, Head of the...

Indonesia must harness demographic bonus, says minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's demographic bonus must be leveraged to generate development gains, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno has said. "We are currently experiencing the peak of our demographic bonus. It can...

Indonesia unveils Grand Design for Population Development 2045

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of National Development Planning and Head of Bappenas, Rachmat Pambudy, emphasized that reliable and meaningful statistics must be grounded in humanity during the launch of the Grand Design for Population Development...

Indonesian govt sets up service posts to boost Papua village co-ops

Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has set up service posts to accelerate the establishment of village cooperatives in the Papua regions. Mulyadin Malik, Head of the Development and Information Agency at the Ministry of Villages and...

Indonesia opens AI Center of Excellence to boost digitalization

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Ministry has launched an AI Center of Excellence to support the development of digital talents and expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. “The AI Center of...

Indonesia’s Danantara inks deal with Japan’s JBIC for green investment push

Indonesia’s newly established sovereign wealth fund Danantara has signed an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to unlock investment opportunities in decarbonization and circular economy initiatives, according to an...

Clinic owned by Bali shooting survivor's girlfriend firebombed

A Melbourne skin-care clinic that was firebombed overnight is owned by the girlfriend of the Australian man who survived a brazen shooting in Bali last month. The hunt is on for the culprit behind last night's attack, after emergency services...

Indonesia stresses worker protection in talks with Qatar

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) has emphasized worker protection during discussions on potential cooperation in job placements with Qatar. “Since the spirit of this ministry is protection,...

Djarum enters healthcare, deepens property play—what’s brewing?

Indonesian Chess Team Takes Home 18 Gold Medals from Pre-SEA Games in Penang

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian national chess team won a haul of gold medals at the Pre-SEA Games tournament held in Penang, Malaysia, which concluded on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. In individual events, Indonesian players earned eight gold medals...

Jakarta-Riyadh Convergence: Prabowo’s Saudi Outreach and the Pursuit of Foreign Investment

Last week, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited Jeddah, marking his first official visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office in October 2024. The visit comes against the backdrop of Prabowo’s attempts to increase foreign investments,...

Indonesia champions online child protection as global model

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia aims to make Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Electronic System Governance for Child Protection (PP Tunas) a global benchmark for online child protection, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid...

Trump orders 2,000 National Guard troops to leave LA. Here’s a recap of Tuesday.

Trump intervenes on stalled cryptocurrency bills — 9:57 p.m. By the Associated Press The president’s intervention during a late-evening meeting with Republicans at the White House appeared to put the bills back on track. Trump posted on social...

Customs: Illegal Cigarettes Rampant Due to Accessibility of Tobacco Rolling Machines

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance said illegal cigarettes are readily available in the market due to the easy access of tobacco rolling machines for mass-cigarette production. For example,...

Indonesia tackles 21% fatherless rate with new parenting initiative

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Population and Family Development Minister/National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Head, Wihaji, said 20.9 percent of Indonesian children grow up without an active father figure—termed “fatherless”—which impacts...