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Kab Malang KLB Gizi Wicked/Bad

The community's nutrient of Kab Malang was buried.
During the last 6 months, bad nutritive pre-schoolers increased as far as 75%.
He mentioned, from 198 cases, one including dying, namely Irul (1.7 years) ,warga Kecamatan Gondanglegi.
Apart from 198 bad nutritive sufferers, he said, there were 9 quite chronic sufferers and were accompanied by various illnesses, as ISPA, TBC, and typhus, in fact have entered the category marasmus.
He said, from 38 available community health centres in the Malang Regency, 26 including being found by the patient of the nutritive sufferer buruk.Jumlah the most sufferer was in the Kepanjen Subdistrict, namely as many as 27 cases, was followed by Kasembon 24 cases, Gondanglegi 22 cases, Sumberpucung 16 cases, and Tumpang 13 cases.

According to him, this bad nutritive sufferer was not only handled posyandu or the community health centre in the area masingmasing, but has been directly interfered with by the service so that his handling is better and the focus.
"Kalau we only relied on the fund from the government, clear will not be enough.
Because, in 2008 this, the fund from APBD for the increase in the nutrient only Rp130 million," he said.

In the meantime, giving of help from the traditional herbal tonic company as big as Rp100 million this was handed over direct by Director PT Sido Muncul Irwan Hidayat to Malang Regent Sujud Pribadi.
After handing over help for this bad nutritive sufferer of Irwan Hidayat said, apart from the Malang Regency, his side handed over help that was same in several areas, among them Bandung, Tangerang, Tuban, Grobogan, Demak, Palembang, Bekasi, Makasar, and Gresik.

http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/jawa-timur/kab-malang-klb-gizi-buruk-3.html
 
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Opinion Piece

Indonesia's battle for religious pluralism is far from over
BY FARISH A. NOOR (Asian Edge)
8 June 2008

OVER the past months Indonesia has witnessed, once again, mass demonstrations and mobilisation on its streets.


Throughout the month of May, the campuses of the country spilled open and large demonstrations were organised in almost every major city across the Indonesian archipelago to raise awareness about the rising costs of living and in particular the rising cost of oil and gas; in a country that was once a major oil producer but which ? over the past five years ? has been reduced to being a net oil and gas importer.

While the students of Indonesia's universities and colleges have taken to the streets to protest on matters that are related to the political economy of the country, other groups have also taken to the streets in protest over issues that have less to do with the material well being of the nation. Since April, Indonesia has also witnessed a string of demonstrations led and organised by right-wing communitarian religious parties and organisations such as the Fron Pembela Islam (Islamic Defenders' Front, FPI) on matters that have little to do with the economic welfare and future of the country.

One such protest came in late April when the FPI, along with several other allied right-wing conservative Islamist groups, protested over the ruling that the Ahmadiya Muslim minority community was allowed to exist in the country as long as they did not openly declare themselves to be Muslims. For more than a century the Ahmadis have been living in Indonesia and historians will point to the fact that the founding fathers of Indonesia's nationalist and anti-colonial movement were educated and drawn from the Ahmadi community as well.

Yet, the theological disputes between conservative hardliners and the Ahmadis (the former of whom regard the latter as deviants) have come out into the open and led to the eruption of violence and hostility in the streets. Right-wing groups like the FPI have called on the state to disband the Ahmadis altogether, failing which death threats have been issued to prominent Ahmadi leaders and intellectuals, and Ahmadi mosques have been destroyed by mobs of right-wingers.

Thus Indonesia today is once again in the throes of crisis as both external economic-structural factors now impinge on the already fragile social-cultural balance in this, perhaps one of the most complex, diverse and plural of Muslim societies in the world.

The challenge now faced by the government of President Bambang Yudhoyono is to keep the country on an even keel while rising costs made worse by the global energy crisis and the rise of imported fuel prices are raising the level of domestic inflation to an unprecedented level. Massive unrest is brewing though this is not entirely due to the fault of the Indonesian government: for in neighbouring Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand the rising cost of fuel has also led to rising levels of inflation as well.

The danger, however, is this: Those familiar with the Byzantine world of Indonesian domestic politics will know that right-wing radical groups like the Fron Pembela Islam have never emerged out of a political vacuum without some degree of institutional and party-political support. One other group that attained world-wide recognition was the notorious Laskar Jihad, a right-wing paramilitary group that sent off its members to fight, kill and die as Jihadis in the religious war against the Christians in the Moluccas years ago.

Later it was discovered ? and admitted by the leader of the Laskar Jihad itself, Ja'afar Umar Tholib ? that his paramilitary outfit had received support, patronage and protection of key figures in the political and military establishment of Indonesia itself. Which leads us to the obvious question: who, then, are the real power-behind-the-throne that is pulling the strings of groups like the Fron Pembela Islam?

This week the Indonesian security forces have finally begun to act against the FPI by arresting some of their members and leaders after storming the FPI stronghold in downtown Jakarta. Much to the relief of Indonesia's mainstream moderate and liberal Muslims, this has come at a time when there is the need to keep such sectarian and divisive forces in check. However analysts remain perturbed by the rise of such right-wing religious groups when Indonesia seems once again to be teetering on the verge of a major economic crisis, made worse by external economic and political variable factors it cannot control.

In the wake of the 1997-98 economic crisis that rocked Asia and crippled the economies of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea; many an extreme right-wing group came to the fore to occupy the centre of the public domain in Indonesia. With hindsight it can be seen that the sudden mobilisation of these sectarian groups that preached inter-religious hatred and conflict was one of the by-products of an economic crisis that had been badly handled. Others suggest that these groups were also useful in distracting public attention from real issues such as economic mismanagement and the failure of governance in the country.

Now that Southeast Asia seems to be on the verge of yet another economic crisis instigated by the global energy crisis, will there be a repeat of the scenario of 1997-2000, when right-wing religious and communitarian groups came to the fore to add to the chaos? Indonesia's battle to retain the plural spirit of its secular constitution continues, and all eyes are on the government of Yudhoyono to ensure that the fiery tempers that led to the burning of the Ahmadi mosques across the country in April are not reignited again, with a vengeance.

Dr Farish A. Noor is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Display.../June/opinion_June36.xml&section=opinion&col=
 
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South Sulawesi
Bone
[Lost 4 people last week to diarrhea. Lost total of 8 people last year.]

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=60575

The diarrhoea sufferer who was treated in several community health centres and the Tenrianwaru Public Hospital, Bone, South Sulawesi, continued to improve.
The plague of diarrhoea in the Bone territory in a last week has swallowed four lives.
Every day, several community health centres and the hospital it was confirmed received the diarrhoea patient.
Moreover, in RSU Tenrianwaru, currently, treated 68 diarrhoea patients.
Nevertheless, the Kesehatan Service of the Bone Regency did not yet take the step to handle diarrhoea intensively in various endemic areas.
In fact, the year beforehand, diarrhoea claimed casualties was killed totalling eight people.
 
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District Police Chief the Mutation of Several officers

MAJALENGKA - District Police Chief Majalengka AKBP Drs M. Gagah Suseno carried out the mutation of several officials District Police Majalengka in the Mapolres Majalengka hall struck 14,00 WIB, yesterday (13/6).

Around the official who carried out the handover of the position was, AKP Bambang Suryanata SH that beforehand to Sector Police Chief Cikijing became Kasatreskrim replaced AKP H Mukmin Hidayat.
While AKP H Mukmin was appointed to Sector Police Chief Cikijing.
AKP Kusmayadi that beforehand held the office of Kasat Samapta, was replaced by AKP Nanang Iwan Setiawan that beforehand to Sector Police Chief Kertajati.

Whereas, for the Kabag OPS position in the contents by AKP Taufik Asrori from District Police Sumber Cirebon that replaced Kompol Suyitno.
Kompol Suyitno personally the mutation to Territorial Police Cirebon.
In the reform, District Police Chief also carried out the mutation several Sector Police Chief among them, Ligung, Argapura, Sumberjaya, Maja, Bantarujeg, Kadipaten and other.

District Police Chief was Gagah Suseno said, the mutation dilingkungan District Police Majalengka was the normal matter was done as the demand of the organisation.
Said District Police Chief Gagah, the mutation was carried out to increase the concept and heavens in an effort to take fast measures and could anticipate the problem that happened.

http://www.radarcirebon.com/majalengka/kapolres-mutasi-sejumlah-perwira.html
 
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The case of high diarrhoea, one child pre-schoolers died
Sukoharjo (Expose)
During 2008, the number of cases of diarrhoea in the Sukoharjo Regency still was high.
Moreover this illness claimed one fatality last May.
However, generally for this period the case of diarrhoea in the Makmur City showed the decline.
Was based on the Kesehatan Service data of the Regency (ET AL) Sukoharjo, in the week to 22 of the number of new cases of diarrhoea achieved 412 cases.
Whereas in weeks early January, the number of cases of diarrhoea achieved 700 cases.
Afterwards increasingly descended in a fluctuating manner till the 600 's the case, in the 500 's the case et cetera.
The DKK Sukoharjo head, Suryono went through Kasi Pencegahan and the Eradication of the Illness (P2P) Agus Prihatmo acknowledged still the height of this case.
Nevertheless diarrhoea was not yet stated as the extraordinary incident (KLB). "Kasus diarrhoea was still being very high.
In the week to 22 years, the case just reached 412.
Moreover last May had one sufferer who died," said he when being met by the reporter in his room, late last week.
As the other illness like the upper respiratory tract infection (ISPA), this case became main attention especially for the child pre-schoolers.
Because, the illness that most were caused by this virus could cause the death if immediately did not get the handling.
Was based on the other data, the number of children pre-schoolers who suffered this illness also enough.
Guarded kebersihan
In The Meantime, one of the causes of the emergence of the diarrhoea illness was the dirty environment.
Moreover, in the minimal territory the toilet also often emerged diarrhoea.
Because some of his residents made use of the water current to bathe washed and the toilet (MCK) that had the potential to spread this illness.
Therefore, his side made a plea to the community so that always maintained the cleanliness.
While the community must be also pushed to make the family's toilet.

Whereas if already had the incident that was marked by excrements then casualties immediately drank oralit as the replacement of body fluids.
If continuing then casualties must be immediately run off with to the closest health service to get the handling.
If the official of the health considered that is considered heavy, then casualties will be reconciled to the hospital.
"In the house, the handling of best diarrhoea was gave oralit to casualties to replace body fluids that were lost.
But if his diarrhoea was still minor.
If being difficult the level was, must be brought to the Community Health Centre received the more thorough service," revealed he.
Edisi : 6/16/2008, Hal.V
http://www.solopos.co.id/sp_search_tamu.asp?keyword=flu#
 
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Makassar

Transition Period, Alert DBD & Diarrhea

Entered the season transition that was estimated from July, Dinas Kesehatan Makassar reminded the resident to guard against the height of the level of the spreading of the plague.
The potential plague spread among them dengue fever dengue fever (DBD), diarrhoea and typhus.
DBD it was predicted was at a peak in August till October and or at the beginning of the year between January and March.
This DBD spreading resulting from the change in the weather frontally and the annual cycle.
While typhus and diarrhoea will be easy attacked to the peaks of the season transition, when the temperature of air was very high.
Usually, in the condition as this will also join by several seasonal illness kinds like pilek and the upper respiratory infection (ISPA).

http://www.beritakotamakassar.com/view.php?id=15316
 
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Sulawesi
Kendari City

HUNDREDS OF workers RSUD South-East Sulawesi went on strike the WORK

Approximately 200 officials of the health in the Public Hospital of Daerah South-East Sulawesi in the Kendari City, today, go on strike the work.
They demanded that the management of the hospital paid attention to welfare of the official of the health.
Demonstrators also asked that the management of the hospital could help the official who was sick and gave the medical treatment cost.
They urgent so that the treasurer Rismawati is immediately replaced.
Demonstrators threatened if this demand was not filled, they will continue expedited stalled the work.
RSUD South-East Sulawesi Tri Nurhati Deputy Director said, all the demands of the official of the health will be filled, but must through the true mechanism.
As a result of the action stalled this, the activity in RSUD South-East Sulawesi total paralysis.
The patient who will undergo the operation was forced to fail because of not having the official.
Whereas the patient that underwent treated the road, chose to move to the other hospital.
http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=60939
 
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The study of the Behaviour of the inhabitants of Kaitannya with the Control of the Berbasis Lingkungan Infection in the Regency Sukabumi West Java

Created: 2008-02-21
ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

All kinds of the illness including diarrhoea, ISPA, TB the lungs, malaria, DBD in fact toksoplasmosis, while this was still causing the problem of the health of the community.
Diarrhoea and ISPA were the main cause of the death especially to the baby and the child.
The aim of this research was to know the behaviour of the inhabitants in his relations with the control of the based illness the environment.
The research used the survey approach (quantitative) and ethnographic (qualitative).
Results of the research showed, the behaviour of the community towards prevention efforts of various based illnesses the environment that covered diarrhoea, ISPA, TB the lungs, malaria, DBD, toksoplasmosis was positive enough.
Walu also was like this knowledge/the understanding of the community of various illnesses was relative still not all that.
Could be this that caused still had some communities that had the perception that was wrong towards the illness especially concerning the cause, penular, his spread method and illness recuperation.
To increase knowledge/the understanding as well as the awareness of the community so that more behaving healthy that was provided a basis for in knowledge and the true understanding in accordance with the awareness, health education must be carried out and more was increased through the school student.

http://digilib.litbang.depkes.go.id/go.php?id=jkpkbppk-gdl-res-2008-kasnodihar-2506&q=DBD
 
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:45 PM

ASEAN+3 countries launches website on infectious diseases

Tue, 06/17/2008 2:58 PM

Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari on Tuesday launched a website to serve as a nexus for information on infectious diseases among ASEAN member countries, Japan, China and South Korea.

The Information Exchange Network on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) in ASEAN Plus Three Countries website will be coordinated by the Indonesian Health Ministry.

The website is an important part of the participating countries' joint effort to prevent and control infectious diseases, Supari said.

"Man's mobility supported by transportation technology has enabled infectious diseases to easily spread and cross country and region borders," she said.

"Coordination among countries in the region is therefore crucial in preventing and controlling infectious diseases."

The website, www.ASEANplus3-eid.info, was designed to facilitate information exchange on emerging infectious diseases and provide policy makers, health program managers and other stakeholders the necessary information to help improve health interventions and raise awareness on health-related issues and concerns.

The initiative is funded by the Australian government and has also been created to be a venue for discussion on pressing issues related to EIDs. The ASEAN Experts Group on Communicable Diseases (AEGCD) and the ASEAN Plus Three Focal Points for Communication and Information Sharing share the responsibility of maintaining the website.

The 10 ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.(*)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...ies-launches-website-infectious-diseases.html
 
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PROTOCOL: Communication and Information Sharing on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the ASEAN Plus Three Countries
Saturday, 14 June 2008
This Protocol provides the basic guidelines to the ASEAN Plus Three Countries towards institutionalizing a fully functional information sharing mechanism for issues related to prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (EID).

This Protocol was developed to improve the existing regional network for information sharing on emerging infectious diseases by outlining specific guidelines for EID information sharing for ASEAN Plus Three Countries and to strengthen the trust and collaboration among the Countries through its implementation.

The Protocol for Communication and Information Sharing on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the ASEAN Plus Three Countries was endorsed by the ASEAN Experts Group on Communicable Diseases (AEGCD) during their 3rd Meeting (Agenda Item 8) on 12 December 2007, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and adopted during the 4th Senior Officials Meeting on Health Development (SOM-HD) on 13-14 December.

http://www.ASEANplus3-eid.info/newsread.php?nid=29&gid=17
 
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TYPE OF INFORMATION FOR SHARING (CONTENT AREAS)
The Protocol will cover the following categories of content areas: diseases and surveillance data;
guidelines, standard operating procedures, manuals and protocols; preparedness plans; exemplary
practices, knowledge and lessons learnt; legislation and policies; laboratory-based surveillance
information; activity updates (proceedings, reports and announcements); and capacity development
sources.
The content areas enumerated below are the minimum requirements and ASEAN Plus Three Countries are encouraged to share other information on diseases and events on voluntary basis.
Diseases and Surveillance Data
The Protocol covers the following diseases, and the regularity of the information sharing:
􀂄 Diseases/events that fall under International Health Regulations (2005): Smallpox, Poliomyelitis
caused by wild-type poliovirus, Human influenza caused by a new subtype, Severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), and other Public Health Emergency of International Concern
(PHEIC), for compulsory reporting
􀂄 Any outbreak declared of national concern (compulsory, within 48 hours)
􀂄 Diseases under routine surveillance: dengue (monthly basis, cases and deaths only); malaria (quarterly basis); and HIV, tuberculosis and rabies (on an annual basis, with analysis, using
Country formats)
􀂄 Information on imported cases (when available)
􀂄 Cross notification among ASEAN Plus Three Countries (when available)

Link: File Attachment 1: PROTOCOL for Communication and Information on EIDs in ASEAN+3 Countries (approved and endorsed Dec2007).pdf Download
 
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About the Information Centre on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the
ASEAN Plus Three Countries!
This information sharing platform is designed to facilitate sharing and exchange of timely information on emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in the region.

The website aims to provide policymakers, researchers, EID programme managers, the media and civil society the necessary information to help improve health interventions and raise awareness on health-related issues and concerns. It is also intended that the website will provide a venue for discussion on pressing issues related to EIDs.

This website has restricted and public information to cater to the needs of its target audiences. The restricted domain is accessible to the various Focal Points (AEGCD, EID and Communication) of the ASEAN Member States, Plus Three Countries and partners in the region. The public domain that includes the information sources and updates is accessible to the subscribers of the website and the general public.

This website was developed under the auspices of the ASEAN Plus Three Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme managed by the ASEAN Secretariat, and with financial support from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

The website is under the leadership of the ASEAN Experts Group on Communicable Diseases (AEGCD). The Indonesia Ministry of Health coordinates the development and maintenance of this website, in partnership with the Focal Points for Communication and Information Sharing on EIDs from the ASEAN Plus Three Countries.

http://www.ASEANplus3-eid.info/about.php
 
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RS the obligatory area tidied up

The global challenge the health field demanded the hospital, especially in the area, immediately got ready, especially in increasing the quality and the quality of the health service.
The director general of the Government of the Public and Autonomy of the Area of the Deputy Kausar USA Home Minister admitted, uptil now the regional hospital was not all that managed well.
X Problem this still often was dealt with the hospital in Indonesia, X he revealed in the Hotel of Horison Bandung yesterday.
According to him, the service in the health field was the aspect important to bring about welfare of the community.
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"There is also globalization illness in which to emerge sickness genetif that during this not yet be like bird flu, foot the elephant and other.
This needed seriousness and readiness from the government and the regional hospital," said Kausar.
Moreover, the globalisation of education professional the health field like the foreign medical staff, as well as capital planning of efforts of the health service to enter Indonesia.
According to Kausar, all the regional hospital had the important role in facing the globalisation of the health field.
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This like the big community health centre.
"Must have the increase in means so that the illness that was suffered by the community could be overcome in the regional hospital without must be reconciled," revealed Cissy.
Cissy added, if means and the infrastructure penunjang the health service of the community was in the regional hospital increased, certainly will reduce the number of patients who was reconciled to the bigger regional hospital.
"Hope certainly the patient who was reconciled will increasingly decrease, because of could be handled in the regional hospital respectively," he said.

http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/jawa-barat/rs-daerah-wajib-berbenah-3.html
 
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[update on the nurses strike in South-East Sulawesi]

Kendari, Kepres - Hundreds Of nurses the Civil Servant (PNS) in the Daerah Public Hospital (RSUD) the South-East Sulawesi Province on Monday (16/6) around struck 09,00 Wita, spread out the demonstration in front of the Office of RSUD South-East Sulawesi.
They demanded the incentive fund since June - in December 2007 was paid by the side of RSUD South-East Sulawesi.
In his oration of Asraruddin, Chairman Persatuan of the Nurse of Nasional Indonesia (PPNI) the Commissariat of RSUD South-East Sulawesi said, several matters that were complained about by the nurse while being assigned in RSUD South-East Sulawesi among them the distribution of the incentive fund to be given not right on time.

"Kami asked for the incentive fund to the nurse RSUD South-East Sulawesi disetarakan with the incentive to the nurse in the Psychiatric Hospital (SRJ), because money for the incentive in RSUD South-East Sulawesi was very low compared with in SRJ, in fact this hospital was the province hospital and his channelling must right on time," he said.
Apart from money for the incentive that became the focus of the nurses, they also asked for the welfare fund, like the Public Holiday allowance (THR), the attention fund to the nurse including money snak the very low nurse was also increased.
"Uang for the cost RSUD South-East Sulawesi of the nurse's medical treatment never clear.
Only certain people (the official RSUD South-East Sulawesi, red) his medical treatment cost was replaced, including the nurse's overtime pay must be clarified," he accused.
Responded to the demand perwata this, RSUD South-East Sulawesi Dr Zamrud Director when being met in discussions gaps of Raperda Tata Kerja of the Secretariat of the South-East Sulawesi Area said, in fact money for this incentive has been available, but was not yet diluted, because of the delay of the process of administration.
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http://www.kendariekspres.com/news.php?newsid=6648
 
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Many Doctor Not To Know Symptom Flu Burung
Wednesday, 18-06-2008

If society in great quantities that not to understand symptom sickness flu burung to human being to be piece appropriateness. But, how about if the matter happened in arena power doctor? Fault one finally impact in the direction of to late gift tamiflu to victim flu burung.

Doctors that in great quantities not undersand symptoms illness flu burung towards patients those at, usually doctor practice private. According to Director Pemberantasan Penyakit Bersumer from Binatang (P2B2) Department Health, dr Erna Tresnaningsih MOH PhD SpOk, when someone appear with symptoms feverish high, doctor aforementioned inclined maintain diagnosis that direct person to demam berdarah dengue (DBD) or illness typhus.

Concerning that expressed dr Erna Tresnaningsih to journalist in space between agenda Training Of Trainers Avian Influenza toward arena doctor private practice in hotel Grand Angkasa Medan, Tuesday (17/6).



From outcome monitoring Department Health RI, furthermore Erna, a part large sufferer flu burung that late get treatment Tamiflu because most previously have treatment to doctor practice private.

"Because not yet receive training, doctor aforementioned not understand/detect symptoms flu burung. When person appear that suffer fever high doctor aforementioned not ask if poultry that died suddenly in surroundings location his. As a consequence diagnosis which maintained disposed toward DBD and typhus. Cases like this many discovered at clinic private and location private practice common. Doctor aforementioned not understand about symptom flu burung with the result that affect person too late for gift Tamiflu to sufferer flu burung.

"Based on experience, victim flu burung that recover with Tamiflu most late two day after onslaught fever high. In reality majority sufferer flu burung in Indonesia they gave Tamiflu after more than 5 day after onslaught high fever. When already like this, there is not benefit again," reveal.



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Erna mengakui selama ini Departemen Kesehatan RI hanya melatih dokter-dokter pada rumah sakit pemerintah. Sedangkan dokter-dokter pada klinik swasta dan praktik umum terlupakan.
Padahal, sebagian besar penderita flu burung itu terlebih dahulu berobat ke klinik swasta dan tempat praktik dokter umum.
Karena itu, Departemen Kesehatan RI mulai memberi pelatihan kepada para dokter praktik swasta baik yang bertugas di klinik maupun membuka praktik umum.
Mengenai kemungkinan berjangkitnya kembali flu burung, Erna berpendapat, hal itu bisa saja terjadi. Virus flu burung bisa dibawa oleh unggas liar. Karenanya, masyarakat harus mewaspadai jika ada unggas liar yang masuk ke pemukiman penduduk.
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According to Erna when sickness that was brought human being can be prevented by restricting travel. When sickness aforementioned was brought poultry wild then not be that can restrict travel. poultry that free to fly anywhere nevertheless. Erna also to regret presence belief people that cases flu burung exceedingly expanded make larger. Whereas virus flu burung aforementioned can kill up to millions of people when happened pandemic spreading directly.
World already three times experience pandemic influenza. Bad one in year 1918 that named as flu Spanish with casualties that died world reach 40 million people in continent America. This caused by spread out that extremely fast namely via air.

"To differ with Indonesia that not yet to have experience face to face pandemic influenza. Condition as it seems this is that case society Indonesia to be observed calm only to be faced with flu burung," tutur Erna.

http://www.medanbisnisonline.com/rubrik.php?p=119341&more=1#more119341
 
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Campaign to help villagers halt spread of bird flu

Dicky Christanto , The Jakarta Post , Klungkung

Fri, 06/20/2008

Bird flu experts are pushing for Balinese villages to receive training in detection and prevention of Avian Influenza (AI) to minimize the impact of a possible epidemic on the island.

"We must continue empowering these villagers so that they will know what to do and how to do it if someday the disease breaks out. Quick and measurable responses are needed as these villagers will still be the first line of defense," said I Gusti Ngurah Mahardika, the island's leading AI researcher.

"Therefore, their knowledge on how to detect and prevent this disease is a must," the chairman of the Bali branch of the Center for Human Resource Development and Applied Technology (CREATE) said, speaking at a presentation declaring the village of Takmung a "AI quick response village".

The disease has claimed the lives of 108 people throughout the country while 133 others have been listed as bird flu suspected patients. In Bali, two people died from the disease last year, according to reports.

I Wayan Sukadana, head of Takmung village, said an education campaign had helped the village understand practical measures to combat the disease.

"Before we received training, we keep underestimating the disease, we keep saying to ourselves that it would not reach our village. But now, we realize that we can't afford to do that as it could destroy most of our livelihoods," he said.

Currently, Takmung is the home of more than 10 poultry breeders of around 10,000 poultry. It lies in Klungkung regency, a 45-minute drive from the island's capital, Denpasar.

Wayan said villagers had been told by the trainers that wild fowls or poultry that weren't kept in cages could be a source of the disease. "Now we have put our 10,000 poultry in netted cages around the village."

"Now we are also creating a local regulation that will enable local officials to confiscate poultry that wander outside the netted cages. I hope it will help locals become more disciplined in guarding their poultry," he said.

Takmung's "AI quick response village" award ceremony had also featured plays by school children, traditional dance and comedy performances which all emphasized the importance of AI early detection and prevention.

Commenting on the performances, Mahardika said they were strategic ways to promote bird flu detection, as people were generally more open to messages conveyed through traditional performing arts.

Gusti Agung Ayu Chandra Devi, one of the performing school children, said she was glad to inform her friends about how to deal with dead poultry.

"At least I can tell them what to do when facing a similar situation," she said.

Three other villages were also declared AI quick response towns, Beraban village in Tabanan regency, Sedang village in Badung regency and Banyubiru village in Jembrana regency.

Mahardika said Beraban was chosen after two people died from AI in the village, while Sedang, Takmung and Banyubiru were known as poultry trading centers.

CREATE Bali branch and the National Committee on Avian Influenza, with support from the government of Canada and UNICEF, had conducted a series of workshops on AI detection and prevention targeting the villagers of Takmung since February this year.

Included in the workshop was training for locals to inject medication in poultry with bird flu symptoms. Mahardika said the training was aimed at establishing a pool of experienced medical volunteers that would be able to assist in an emergency.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/20/campaign-help-villagers-halt-spread-bird-flu.html
 
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Re: General Indonesian News - 14 January 2008 +

06/19/08

Further presence of Namru-2 in Indonesia awaiting house recommendation


By Eliswan Azly

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The controversial presence of the US Naval Medical Research Unit 2?s (Namru2) in Indonesia which is now under negotiations between Indonesia and the United States is awaiting a recommendation of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR).

The government`s decision on whether or not the US Naval Medical Research Unit-2 may stay somewhat longer in the country would depend on a recommendation of the House of Representatives (DPR), Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said.

"The question is now still undecided. The US has sent us its revised proposal and we have yet to consider it. But the key to this matter is in the hands of the DPR. The DPR represents the people. If the people wants NAMRU-2 to stay somewhat longer, so be it," Health Minister Siti Fadilah said during a hearing with Ad Hoc Committee IV of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) in Jakarta on Thursday.

But even if the government and parliament eventually agreed to continue the cooperation with NAMRU-2, it should be carried out on the basis of the relevant Indonesian laws on international cooperation, she said.

"And it is my understanding that Indonesia always cooperates with other countries with due observance of its active and independent foreign policy, its own laws and in ways benefiting the people," Siti said.

The government not long ago expressed its intention to renew its agreement with Washington on NAMRU-2`s presence and operations in Indonesia.

The draft of the new agreement was sent to the US government which had sent it back to Indonesia last May. The Indonesian government is to discuss the returned draft internally before making a decision regarding the matter.

Various quarters in the country recently questioned the continued presence and operations of NAMRU-2 in Indonesia, including the US demand for diplomatic immunity for US citizens working at the NAMRU-2 laboratory for research on tropical diseases.

The opposition came from legislators and professionals in the country.

Mutammimul Ula, a member of the House of Representatives` Commission I which deals with foreign affairs, urged the government to stop and take over the operation of the Namru-2 laboratory. In the 30 years of operation in Indonesia, Namru-2 failed to provide the country with concrete results for the defense and health sectors.

Other legislators, according to him, agreed to the drafting of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) released by the Foreign Ministry to be cancelled.

Indonesia has established cooperation with various institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO) on research and data transfer. It is for that reason that an extension of cooperation with Namru-2 is no longer necessary.

Furthermore, he said the government should conduct an investigation on an allegation that Namru-2 staffers had been involved in intelligence operations. "In addition, the US embassy in Jakarta should provide evidence that Namru-2 is not an institution engaged in espionage."

This legislator however believed that the cooperation needs to be based on transparency and equality and respect for sovereignty and mutual benefit.

Not only the legislator, Joserizal Junalis of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) and Munarman of An Nashr Institute also called on the government of Indonesia not to extend its cooperation with the US Naval Medical Research Institute.

In their statements, the presence of Namru-2 in Indonesia for over 30 years now was reported to have failed to benefit the people. An agreement between the Indonesian and US governments on Namru-2 operations reached on January 16, 1970, was believed to have caused a loss to Indonesia because of the diplomatic immunity of the Namru-2 staff members, their tax exemption and free accommodation.

Namru-2 was also believed to have violated the cooperation, because they had been continuing their research work although their contract had expired.

More saddening, Namru-2 was also reported to be lacking in transparency their information for the Indonesian government and that their operations were allegedly linked to US intelligence operations in Indonesia.

In the meantime, the US embassy in Jakarta said that Namru-2 was a transparent organization which only conducted medical and scientific research work focusing on tropical diseases.

The biomedical research laboratory of Namru-2, according to the US embassy, conducted a series of research work on infectious diseases to serve the interest of the US and Indonesian health ministry as well as the health of the international community.

Commenting on the diplomatic immunity of all NAMRU-2 staff members which has become a controversial issue, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said that the Indonesian government persisted in granting diplomatic immunity to only two US Namru-2 staff members.

"We are sticking to our stance that not all of Namru-2 officers deserved diplomatic immunity, but only two of the 20 US naval officers with Namru-2," he said.

Besides restricting the number of Namru-2 staff enjoying diplomatic immunity, Indonesia also insisted that doctors of the Indonesian Navy be assigned in Namru-2 as supervisors, he said.

The need to assign Indonesian supervisors was prompted by the fact that so far the activities carried out by Namru-2 officers lacked transparency.

"We want Indonesian naval officers to be involved in the activities of NAMRU-2," the minister said.

Indonesia and the United States are still negotiating several points on the resumption of their cooperation on Namru-2.

The search work of NAMRU-2 was more focused on malaria, virus-related diseases and other infectious diseases including bird flu. (*)

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008...2-in-indonesia-awaiting-house-recommendation/
 
Re: General Indonesian News - 14 January 2008 +

Re: General Indonesian News - 14 January 2008 +

06/19/08

Indonesian MPs tour US Navy lab


Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Twenty Indonesian parliamentarians toured a US Navy research laboratory here Wednesday on the invitation of the US embassy, amid heated public debate over the future of the facility.

"This tour was an opportunity to see how NAMRU-2 operates transparently and as part of an agreement with the Indonesian government," US ambassador Cameron R. Hume was quoted by Thomson Financial as saying in a statement after he briefed the legislators at the lab.

"There has been a lot of discussion about NAMRU-2 in parliament but this is the first time anyone from the DPR (parliament) has been inside. Now they get to see first-hand what they have been discussing all this time."

Negotiations between Washington and Jakarta over the renewal of the operating contract of US Naval Medical Research Unit-2, or NAMRU-2, have stalled over a range of issues including diplomatic immunity for its US staff.

Established in Indonesia in 1970 and charged with researching infectious diseases of military importance, the facility employs 19 Americans and more than 100 Indonesians and is based in Indonesian health ministry grounds.

Its operations have attracted suspicion from a number of quarters in the world's largest Muslim country, from anti-US religious hardliners to outspoken Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari and Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono.

Some parliamentarians have demanded the laboratory's operating contract, which expired in 2005, be torn up and its facilities taken over by Jakarta amid swirling rumours of spying and secret weapons research.

Sticking points in the negotiations have included Washington's insistence that all US staff be given diplomatic immunity.

Complicating matters is a dispute between Washington and Jakarta over bird flu samples, which were examined at NAMRU-2 until the lab's operating contract expired.

Jakarta is insisting on "the recognition of sovereign rights of states over their biological resources," and fears the flu samples will be used by foreign companies to make vaccines which will be too expensive for Indonesians.

US diplomats have dismissed rumours about NAMRU-2 as "crazy" and have highlighted the laboratory's long record of public research into diseases such as denge fever and malaria. (*)

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/6/19/indonesian-mps-tour-us-navy-lab/
 
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