President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) to coordinate the distribution of COVID-19 medicine packages for self-isolated patients and to ensure that the packages are distributed right on target. “The President has ordered the TNI to distribute medicine packages to the people in the islands of Java and Bali, including […]
In a bid to ease the burden of those affected by the ongoing pandemic, the Government has launched free medicine packages for self-isolated people. “In order to reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission, the emergency PPKM policy is a must. The Government continually strives to lower the burden of those affected. Therefore, the Government will […]
The Indonesian Government has announced it will receive 50 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following Ministry of Health’s partnership with Pfizer Indonesia and BioNTech SE. Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin welcomed the partnership in the procurement of Pfizer vaccines in Indonesia aimed to speed up vaccination drive in the country. “I would like […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi urged all members of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to recognize Palestine as a state and support Palestinian struggle. Palestine is the only nation that has not gained its independence. Thus, the NAM must support the reimplementation of credible multilateral negotiation and ensure humanitarian aid to ease the burden of the […]
Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, the Government has suspended the plan to allow face-to-face learning and schools have now been ordered to conduct classes online again. In response to that, a number of high school students on Wednesday (14/07) held a dialog through video conference with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on sidelines […]
Ministry of Health has announced it is expanding consultation services and free medicines through telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients self-isolating at home to four areas in Greater Jakarta, including Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi. Launched in Jakarta on 7 July this year, this telemedicine service aims to facilitate the people, especially those who are […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (14/7) through video conference inspected vaccination carried out by the State Intelligence Agency (BIN)for students, as well as door-to-door vaccination in fourteen provinces targeting around 49,000 people. “I would like to express my gratitude and highest appreciation for the vaccination for our students, both those in junior high school and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the 2030 SDGs more difficult to achieve and reduced the progress that has been made, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President delivered the statement in his remarks on sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the United Nations Economic and Social Council High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development held online, Tuesday […]
The Indonesian Government is committed to securing COVID-19 vaccine to meet the country’s vaccination target of 181.5 million people, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi has said. In addition, the Government will also continue to encourage equal access to COVID-19 vaccine for all countries worldwide. “In North America and Europe, for example, 75 percent […]
Another 3.5 million doses of ready-to-use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for the national vaccination drive has arrived at Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten Province, Tuesday (13/7). “Today once again, we are witnessing a concrete effort from COVAX to distribute vaccines for Advance Market Commitment (AMC) countries. Indonesia received as many as 3,476,400 doses of AstraZeneca […]
