The Indonesian Pediatrician Association has issued a warning regarding a significant increase in measles cases as of the seventh week of 2026, with 8,224 suspected cases, 572 confirmed cases, and four deaths recorded.
Meanwhile, in 2025, there were 63,769 suspected measles cases, 11,094 confirmed cases, and 69 deaths. The Indonesian Institute of Sciences is calling on all parents, healthcare workers, and the government to work together to accelerate immunization efforts.
"We must act quickly to protect Indonesia's children. Immunization is a fundamental right of children, and it is our responsibility to ensure every child is protected," said the Chairperson of the Indonesian Association of Cardiologists (IDAI), Dr. Piprim Basarah Yanuarso, Sp.A, Subsp.Kardio(K), in a press release received.
Piprim emphasized that this emergency situation requires extraordinary measures from all stakeholders. Globally, Indonesia has the second-highest number of measles cases in the world with 10,744 cases, behind Yemen and above India, according to WHO data released by the CDC in February 2026.
