Zaki Mubarak Report | Lhokseumawe
SERAMBINEWS.COM, LHOKSEUMAWE – The impact of the decline in immunization coverage has already been seen in Aceh.
For example, the spread measles case which occurred in several districts/cities in Aceh, until entering the 13th week of 2022, the cases reached 252 people.
In addition, 17 cases of rubella, 8 cases of pertussis, and 17 cases of diphtheria were also found, and there were even children who died from pertussis and diphtheria.
Of all recorded cases, most of the victims were not fully immunized or not immunized at all.
Head of the Department of Health (Kadinkes) North AcehAmir Syarifuddin said that the conditions in North Aceh also experienced an outbreak of Disease Preventable By Immunization (PD3I), due to the decline in immunization coverage.
This, he explained, occurred largely due to the refusal of parents to immunize their children.
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Head of health department North Aceh also invites all parties to work hand in hand to make it a success child immunization.
“To anticipate the occurrence of Extraordinary Events (KLB), the Government of Indonesia with recommendations from the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI), the National Verification Committee for the Elimination of Measles Rubella, and the Diphtheria Expert Committee, a National Immunization Month was held as many as 2 stages,” said Amir Syarifuddin to Serambinews.comThursday (19/5/2022).
Where, according to him, Aceh is included in phase I, which will start in May 2022, for all provinces outside Java and Bali.
The National Child Immunization Month (BIAN) in Aceh targets to immunize more than 1.4 million children aged 9 months to
“This BIAN aims to ensure that children whose immunizations have not been fully immunized can be equipped to avoid diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, measles-rubella, polio,” he explained.
“For children aged 1-5 years, DPT-HB-HiB, OPV, and IPV immunizations are given, according to their immunization status,” he said.
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“As for children aged 9 months to
Amir Syarifuddin continued, immunization can be carried out in all health facilities and in schools according to their respective schedules.
Amir hopes that all parents can participate to complete child immunization so that the children of Aceh are protected from disease outbreaks that could have been prevented in a safe and effective manner.
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