Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and bribes and billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never provided.

When the highly infectious mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August of last year, more than 450 people were testing positive every day. With more than 30,000 cases and 28 deaths, many feared mpox could become the next pandemic.

The virus -- characterized by a painful rash and deep lesion -- was primarily spreading via skin-to-skin contact among sexual networks.

Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) melakukan pemeriksaan atas Laporan Keuangan (LK) Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) tahun 2022 yang fokus pada enam poin. Pertama adalah pelaksanaan program Penanganan COVID-19 dan Pemulihan Ekonomi Nasional (PC-PEN).

Pemerintah berkomitmen melawan demam berdarah dengan target dengan mencapai nol kematian akibat demam berdarah (Zero Dengue Death) pada tahun 2030.

Melalui Strategi Nasional Penanggulangan Demam Berdarah Dengue 2021-2025, Pemerintah menargetkan angka kasus demam berdarah yaitu kurang dari 49 per 100.000 penduduk pada 2024. Angka tersebut akan menuju nol kasus kematian pada 2030.