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Finance Minister optimistic of state budget improving health education

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati expects that the state budget (APBN) can be used to improve health education, such as through the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP). “The Fellowship for doctors is only one part of LPDP. I know many specialist and sub-specialist doctors, who take scholarships or fellowships,” Indrawati remarked at the inauguration of the domestic and foreign specialist doctor fellowship program here on Monday. The program was a collaboration between LPDP, which is under the auspices of the Finance Ministry, and the Health Ministry. In 2010, the government allocated 20 percent of the state…

Ontario to introduce new mental health curriculum for students

Open this photo in gallery: Ontario’s new curriculum will include information on how to manage stress and knowing when and how to get help for mental health concerns.CocoSan/iStockPhoto / Getty Images The Ontario government is introducing a new education curriculum for elementary and high-school students that will make mental-health literacy mandatory for the first time. The update – which will include new resources for Grade 7 and 8 students and teachers, as well as revise the Grade 10 career curriculum to include mental-health literacy – was announced Monday by Education Minister Stephen Lecce. The changes were spurred by the advocacy…

American Kidney Fund Brings Kidney Health Education to All

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today marks the beginning of the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) fourth annual Kidney Action Week, a free, week-long virtual event dedicated to educating the community on all matters related to kidney health. Kidney Action Week occurs as AKF continues to recognize Kidney Month, a time of unity and action on behalf of all those affected by kidney disease. Approximately 37 million Americans have kidney disease and 9 out of 10 people with early-stage kidney disease are unaware they have it. Kidney Action Week provides critical information about risk factors for developing kidney…