Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox

STORY: Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta landmarks (courtesy of Antara) 2. various of the press conference (courtesy of zoom / Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 3. various of monkeypox alert (courtesy of Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) STORYLINE: Indonesia has announced its first case of monkeypox, identified as an international traveler returning home from a country with confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient, a 27-year-old male, returned home to Jakarta on Aug. 8, and started to feel feverish six days later with smallpox rashes on his body, including his face, palms and feet on Aug. 16. "The tests he did on Aug. 18 concluded that he was infected with monkeypox," Syahril told a virtual press conference. The patient has mild symptoms

G20 countries pledge 1.1 bln USD to global health initiative

STORY: G20 countries pledge 1.1 bln USD to global health initiative DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: (Courtesy of Indonesian Health Ministry official Youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 1. various of the meeting 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): SRI MULYANI, Indonesian Finance Minister STORYLINE: The G20 countries and stakeholders have agreed to contribute 1.1 billion U.S. dollars to financing a global initiative to mitigate future pandemics. The health and finance ministers of the G20 countries made the commitment during the first G20 Finance and Health Ministerial Meeting in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. The pledged money will be allocated to Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR). The initiative is expected to create a financing and coordination platform between finance and health on how to address the pandemic. The Director-General of the World Health Organizat

Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis

STORY: Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 3. various of press conference (Courtesy of Health Ministry official YouTube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 4. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 5. various of elementary school (Courtesy of Antara) STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Indonesia has alerted its public on the dangers of severe acute hepatitis following the deaths of three children from a mysterious liver disease last month. The three children, aged two, eight and 11, died in a hospital in Jakarta between mid and late April. The hospital workers found the children showing symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting and jaundice that is marked by the skin or the whites of the eyes turning yellow. These symptoms were also found in clusters of unexplained hepatitis cases that ha