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    "data": {
        "id": 1622690,
        "msgid": "viral-herbal-remedy-to-prevent-tuberculosis-expert-misleading-information-1773834736",
        "date": "2026-03-18 15:35:00",
        "title": "Viral Herbal Remedy to Prevent Tuberculosis, Expert: Misleading Information",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A viral claim by an influencer that herbal medicine can prevent and treat tuberculosis has been debunked by Prof Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Chairman of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association's Honour Council, as highly misleading and potentially dangerous. He warns that relying on unproven remedies instead of scientifically validated anti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT) could lead to treatment failure, disease progression, death, continued transmission, and the development of drug resistance. Prof Tjandra emphasises that accurate health information should come from official sources like the WHO and Indonesia's Ministry of Health, which confirm OAT's proven efficacy based on rigorous global research.",
        "content": "<p>Social media was recently abuzz with a statement from an influencer\nclaiming that tuberculosis (TB) can be prevented and treated with herbal\nmedicine. This claim about herbal TB remedies has been deemed highly\nmisleading to the public.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Prof Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Chairman of the Honour\nCouncil of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association (PDPI), emphasised\nthat such misleading information could lead TB patients to avoid using\nanti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT), which have been scientifically proven\neffective and tested over many years.<\/p>\n<p>If OAT is not used, negative consequences arise, such as the TB\ndisease not being cured, worsening to severe levels or even death, and\nthe disease continuing to spread to those around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if OAT was initially used correctly and then replaced with\nincorrect alternatives, drug resistance can occur, including multi-drug\nresistance,\u201d said Tjandra in his statement on Wednesday (18\/3).<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the anti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT) currently used by\ncountries worldwide are determined based on in-depth research, such as\ndouble-blind case-control trials, with results from multi-centre studies\nconducted in various countries, and thorough analysis by international\nexperts at the WHO as well as national experts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, their scientific value and validity are very high,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the OAT used in Indonesia and other countries has been\nemployed for years and has demonstrated cure rates as expected.<\/p>\n<p>Tjandra stressed that for accurate and scientifically tested health\ninformation, the public should refer to official bodies, such as the WHO\nat the global level, or the Ministry of Health in each country, as well\nas professional health expert groups like PDPI.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/viral-herbal-remedy-to-prevent-tuberculosis-expert-misleading-information-1773834736",
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