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Coverage of measles immunization only reaches 60 percent
BERITAJAKARTA.COM ? 9/8/2009 6:33:19 PM
The coverage of measles immunization to babies in Jakarta area is still low. In the first semester of 2009 (January-June), Jakarta government was only able to reach about 60 percent of the target. Meanwhile, the 2009 national target based on Universal Child Immunization (UCI), 90 percent of children under five in Indonesia must receive the measles immunization.
In order to boost the coverage, Jakarta government will intensify the move of vaccination run at integrated community health posts (posyandu) and community health centers (puskesmas) located in 267 urban villages across the capital.
Head of Division of Health problem control of Jakarta Department of Health, Ida Bagus Nyoman Banjar says babies in the age of 0-1 year must receive five complete basic immunizations (BCG, DPT, Polio, Hepatitis B, and Measles). ?Therefore, hospitals, posyandu, or puskesmas must provide babies with measles immunization,? he said, Tuesday (8/9).
Hepatitis B vaccine has a function to prevent hepatitis B infection; while BCG for heavy tuberculosis; DPT for diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus; polio for polio; and measles is to prevent a disease having the symptoms of high fever and skin rashes.
This year, Jakarta government is attempting to intensify the immunization program which is based on the target of 90 percent set by UCI. It means that the immunization coverage in every urban village must reach 90 percent of the total number of babies in the area.
According to Banjar, during the first semester of 2009, Jakarta had a total of 2,189 cases of measles; 218 cases (0-1 year old babies), 564 cases (1-4 year old children), 540 cases (5-9 year old children), 297 cases (10-14 year old children), and 570 cases (>15 year old children).
About 80 percent of the children and babies contracted the disease have not received measles immunization, while the other 20 percent have got the vaccination. For the latter, Banjar says, it was most likely caused by the poor quality or wrong dosage of the vaccines given to the babies and children.
Therefore, in order to maintain the quality of the measles vaccines, the vaccines are stored at a special place of Jakarta Health Department office. But anytime puskesmas or posyandu request the vaccines, the officers from the department will immediately send the vaccines in a number according to the need.
In the meantime, Head of Jakarta Department of Health Dien Emawati says the number of measles cases in the capital is still at normal level. ?Thanks God, Jakarta is still free from measles pandemic,? she said at City Hall, Jakarta, Tuesday (8/9). However, in order to curb the infection of the disease, all new comers in Jakarta must join the immunization program held at Posyandu and Puskesmas, she says.
?I dare to ensure the vaccines distributed to Puskesmas have a much better quality than those at hospitals, because the vaccines are quite well kept in an optimum temperature to maintain the quality,? she said.
Translator: halim
Coverage of measles immunization only reaches 60 percent
BERITAJAKARTA.COM ? 9/8/2009 6:33:19 PM
The coverage of measles immunization to babies in Jakarta area is still low. In the first semester of 2009 (January-June), Jakarta government was only able to reach about 60 percent of the target. Meanwhile, the 2009 national target based on Universal Child Immunization (UCI), 90 percent of children under five in Indonesia must receive the measles immunization.
In order to boost the coverage, Jakarta government will intensify the move of vaccination run at integrated community health posts (posyandu) and community health centers (puskesmas) located in 267 urban villages across the capital.
Head of Division of Health problem control of Jakarta Department of Health, Ida Bagus Nyoman Banjar says babies in the age of 0-1 year must receive five complete basic immunizations (BCG, DPT, Polio, Hepatitis B, and Measles). ?Therefore, hospitals, posyandu, or puskesmas must provide babies with measles immunization,? he said, Tuesday (8/9).
Hepatitis B vaccine has a function to prevent hepatitis B infection; while BCG for heavy tuberculosis; DPT for diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus; polio for polio; and measles is to prevent a disease having the symptoms of high fever and skin rashes.
This year, Jakarta government is attempting to intensify the immunization program which is based on the target of 90 percent set by UCI. It means that the immunization coverage in every urban village must reach 90 percent of the total number of babies in the area.
According to Banjar, during the first semester of 2009, Jakarta had a total of 2,189 cases of measles; 218 cases (0-1 year old babies), 564 cases (1-4 year old children), 540 cases (5-9 year old children), 297 cases (10-14 year old children), and 570 cases (>15 year old children).
About 80 percent of the children and babies contracted the disease have not received measles immunization, while the other 20 percent have got the vaccination. For the latter, Banjar says, it was most likely caused by the poor quality or wrong dosage of the vaccines given to the babies and children.
Therefore, in order to maintain the quality of the measles vaccines, the vaccines are stored at a special place of Jakarta Health Department office. But anytime puskesmas or posyandu request the vaccines, the officers from the department will immediately send the vaccines in a number according to the need.
In the meantime, Head of Jakarta Department of Health Dien Emawati says the number of measles cases in the capital is still at normal level. ?Thanks God, Jakarta is still free from measles pandemic,? she said at City Hall, Jakarta, Tuesday (8/9). However, in order to curb the infection of the disease, all new comers in Jakarta must join the immunization program held at Posyandu and Puskesmas, she says.
?I dare to ensure the vaccines distributed to Puskesmas have a much better quality than those at hospitals, because the vaccines are quite well kept in an optimum temperature to maintain the quality,? she said.
Translator: halim