Today, (15/11) The Ministry of Health received a donation of funds for disaster victims Wassior flash floods in West Papua, the tsunami in Kep. Mentawai West Sumatra and the eruption of Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta, each from the PT. Lippo Group (1 billion rupiahs), PT. Sinde Budi Santosa (1.5 billion rupiahs), PT. Softex Indonesia (200 million rupiahs, and goods valued at 800 million rupiahs), and PT. Glaxo Smith Kline / GSK ( 425,780,000, - rupiahs). The donation was received directly by  Minister of Health, dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH. Dr. PH in the building which was witnessed by Minister of Health’s staff, among others, the Inspector General of Minister of Health, dr. Yudhi Prayudha Ishak Djuarsa, MPH, Chief of Center for Crisis MOH, Mudjiharto, SKM, MM and Head of Public Communication Center MOH, drg. Tritarayati, SH.

Haj pilgrims Candidates (calhaj) asked to use the masks and maintain personal and environmental hygiene to prevent transmission of diseases that had by two hajj candidates from Europe and South Asia are positively exposed to new influenza virus H1N1. "We ask the Indonesian pilgrims wear masks to prevent transmission of fast new H1N1 influenza virus," said Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee III Health Services Hajj (PPIH) Saudi Arabia Year 1431 H/2010 M, dr. Radjab Chairul Nasution, Sp.PD on the sidelines of the Ta'aruf Night Officer with Amirul Haj / Ministry of Religious Suryadarma Ali in Mecca on Friday (12/11) night. It was attended by dr. Budihardja, MPH, Director General of Community Health, Dra. Sri Indrawati, Apt, Director General of Pharmaceutical Services and Medical Devices, dr. H.A. Chalik Masulili, MPH, Expert Staff of Minister for Health Sector Health Financing Team as Monitoring and Control of Health Services.

Up to 14 November 2010, all Indonesian hajj candidates already in the holy land of Mecca which were 199,622 people through 494 flight groups (kloter), the Center for Public Communication reporting live from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. According to dr. Wan Al Kadri, M.Sc., Head of Health Centre who is also the Team head of Hajj Health Care Supervisor said that the number of patient visits to the flight group’s doctor were 267,444 visits kloter with the three most diseases were Acut Nasopharingitis , 26.30%, acute pharyngitis, 12.32%, and hypertension 10.64%.

Minister of Health, dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH, Dr.PH, accompanied by Director General of Medical Care, dr. Supriyantoro, Sp.P, MARS visited four patients affected by a fire caused by the use of LPG accidents treated in the Burn Unit of Central Pertamina Hospital (RSPP), South Jakarta on Tuesday, August 24, 2010.

Minister dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH, Dr. PH signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the community organization comprised of 17 religious organizations, women's organizations, and the national scouts, in Jakarta, today (20 / 8).

Health manpower problem has become one of the priority policies of government because it has a very large contribution to the success of health development. Presidential Instruction No. 1 Year 2010 on the Acceleration of the Implementation of National Development Priorities in 2010 placed greater emphasis on strategic placement of health workers in remote, underdeveloped, border and island (DTPK) in enhancing the equity of community access to quality health services.