Jakarta, March 13 -- In the ninth week of 2026, measles cases in Indonesia dropped from 531 cases to 511 cases, due to massive immunization and education campaigns on healthy living implemented in several regions.

"There has been a decline and the immunization response, the Outbreak Response Immunization (ORI), has been implemented in all regions that experienced outbreaks. Catch-up immunization campaigns have also been carried out in districts and cities with outbreaks, as well as in those seeing rising cases," the Acting Director General of Disease Control at the Ministry of Health, Andi Saguni, informed on Friday.

He warned that measles is highly contagious, with one person able to infect 12-18 others, mainly toddlers, though some ad...