The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and the Ministry of Health have emphasized the need to strengthen regulations, accelerate health innovation, and develop domestic health products, including the Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) for tuberculosis detection.
Vice Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus emphasized the importance of early detection of tuberculosis (TB) in the surrounding environment so that it can be properly managed.
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Pratikno assessed that the TB case in Indonesia has become concerning.
Health Ministry reports 600,698 TB cases as of September 2025, falling short of detection targets, with treatment challenges ahead. Read the full update.
A West Sumatra midwife wades through a river to treat a patient after a bridge collapse isolates remote villages. Read the full story of courage and urgency.
The Ministry of Health is monitoring eight pilot villages and urban communities participating iuberculosis vigilance villages/districs until August 2025, following its launch on 9 May 2025. Learn more.
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has approved phase 3 clinical trials for the M72 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, aiming to assess its efficacy amid the country's high TB burden.
Vice Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk asked regional governments to proactively support the Joint Movement to Strengthen Villages and Sub-districts on Tuberculosis Alert.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has confirmed that the Bill Gates Foundation-supported .M72 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate is safe, as it has passed the first phase of clinical trials and is now in the third phase to evaluate its effectiveness. Learn more.
Member of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Nurhadi said that the elimination of tuberculosis (TB), which is included in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), is not only a medical issue, but also concerns social justice.
The Health Ministry says early detection is the key in eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) from Indonesia which the number has been going down year by year.
