Category: Health
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Bottled Water Contains EG and DEG, What Can We Do?
Kompas Pagi Urban communities fulfill their water needs with bottled drinking water or AMDK.Recently, the public was shocked by the findings of ethylene glycol and diethyleneglycol as raw materials for polyethylene terephthalate or PET plastic used as bottledwater containers. Chemical Toxicologist Budiawan explained that Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycolor EG and DEG are toxic substances;…
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Implementation of Cigarette Tax Revenue Sharing Fund Allocation for Community Welfare by 50%!
Kompas Pagi Cigarettes not only cause health problems but also have an impact on the environment. Cigarette butts are difficult to decompose and pollute the environment. There is a proposal for a 50% budget allocation of cigarette tax revenue sharing funds for community welfare.
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Jakarta’s Air Quality is in the Spotlight, Researchers Say DKI Governor’s Policies Have Not Been Solutive
Kompas Pagi Jakarta’s air quality is back in the spotlight. Based on the air quality index or AQI report, Jakarta occupied the first position of the worst air quality in the world. Head of the Air and Waste Management Research Group of the Bandung Institute of Technology, Puji Lestari, assessed that the policies of the…
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Breaking the Chain of Active Smoking Starts at Home
Kompas Pagi Kompas TV journalist Glenys Octania had the opportunity to participate in a smoke-freearea policies fellowship. Communities need to educate their children from an early ageto break the chain of active smoking in their respective homes. , Through the Ministry ofHealth, the government establishes a smoke-free area, or KTR, that prohibits smokingactivities or producing,…
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Steps to Minimize the Spread of Omicron in Indonesia
Kompas Pagi The Indonesian government takes steps to accelerate vaccinations and tighten healthprotocols to prevent the spread of omicron variants. Several experts believe theIndonesian government should have entered the omicron variant at the end ofNovember. Due to late detection, it takes more effort to be able to do close contacttracing and testing. The threat of…
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Collapse of health facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Corona variant Delta has significantly increased the number of corona cases in Java Balisince June 2021. Access to health facilities is difficult because the capacity is depletedor even exhausted, making people self-help themselves. The government needs toactivate community empowerment or community-based health. Community leaders,religious leaders, and RT RW conduct early detection of residents exposed to…