The Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Provincial Health Office has begun a rapid public health response after reports of suspected measles cases in Modio Village, Dogiyai Regency, emphasizing the government’s commitment…
The Government of Papua Selatan (South Papua) Province has committed to speeding up leprosy elimination in Papua through a holistic cross-sector approach that incorporates health care services, local government institutions,…
As the Papua Barat (West Papua) Provincial Health Office has broadened the technical training for immunization officers using a microplanning approach, efforts to improve public health in eastern Indonesia are…
The health services of Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) are entering a new and important phase. Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that seven Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) in the province…
The collaboration will first roll out among the most urgent development priorities for Indonesia’s easternmost provinces. In Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands), where big mountains, poor transportation, and spread-out communities make…
The real test of Papua’s development challenge is not the grand announcements in Jakarta but whether public services can reach villages separated by rivers, mountains, forests and vast stretches of…
The waiting room at RSUD (Regional Public Hospital) Merauke was already filling up when the morning rain started outside. A woman from a village near the border sat quietly beside…
Papua’s Tuberculosis (TB) control efforts are entering a critical phase with Indonesia aiming to tackle one of the country’s most intractable public health challenges in its easternmost region. Once overshadowed…
When Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrived in Sorong and later traveled to Raja Ampat on April 21-22, 2026, the schedule looked typical on paper. Site visits. Inspections. Meetings. But…
Every morning, long before the tropical sun starts to warm up the coastal city of Jayapura, the halls of Jayapura Regional Hospital slowly come to life. The nurses start their…