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Let's Fight Measles
09:06 | Saturday, 10 October 2009
MEDAN-About a thousand children including a toddler, yesterday (9 / 10), looks crowded field of Krakatoa Gajah Mada Medan, since at 08.00 pm. The presence of a toddler who nearly selurunya accompanied by her mother, the program aims to follow the Indonesian Measles Immunization Campaign in progress since the next 6-24 October 2009.
At least, we hope as many as 98 percent of children in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) have been immunized.
The target boost pressure was brought to child mortality akibatn
measles in 2010 should be reduced by 90 percent. That is, the number of child deaths in 2010 should be lower in 2000 then.
"The national scale, at least in 2000, recorded as many as 11,000 children who die of measles this. While the number in 2008, this number began to decrease. Based on data that found the Department of Health (MOH) in the field, noted that as many as 1,000 children died from the disease. Well, in 2009 it is expected the number of child deaths could be reduced by 90 percent, lower than the data in 2000, "said Dirjend P2PL MOH, Dr. Adi Chandra Yoga, told reporters on Friday (9 / 10) in the immunization campaign in Indonesia Field Gajah Mada, Krakatau Medan.
Yoga said, routine immunization activities conducted in health centers and integrated it as evidence of commitment to achieve the target hit rate of child deaths caused by the measles. In addition activities will be also repeated pattern of immunization for school children. "In practice, if the child is not coming this month, the medical team will go to his house to immunize them. Sumatra own special, targeted as much as 98 percent of children have been immunized, "told you.
Four indicators became an important point in this program, in addition to achieving lower mortality than in previous years, also includes activities repeated immunization patterns in school children, Surveillance activities and events go to the field after reaching 98 per cent earlier. Yoga's view, based on incoming data, it was revealed that North Sumatra has a very good coverage, which had reached 80 percent. Only constraints on points of North Sumatra is another indicator, such as constraints in implementing Surveillance and progress in the program past 2005. This was revealed Yoga as a result of the impact of the Tsunami disaster occurred at the time.
Head of North Sumatra Health Office, Dr. Chandra Syafei revealed, the entire district of North Sumatra and the whole town together to achieve the national target. "Earlier, in North Sumatra have recorded as many as 2.2 million children affected by polio and as many as 1.9 children affected by measles. Therefore, to reduce the number of deaths due to negligent parents do not immunize their children, this program was implemented as possible, "he said.
Chandra acknowledged, has so far not found more cases of measles outbreaks that the Extraordinary Incident (KLB) as in previous years. "Outbreaks of measles occurred in the area and Sergei Mandailing Natal a few years ago at least be a case of measles for the children," he said. Likewise confirmed Chandra, that parents also should not neglect to do these immunizations. In that sense, although in general, a child is immunized as much as one-time only, but for the best case, immunization can be done sebayak 2-3 times, "he explained.
Governor of North Sumatra, Syamsul Arifin welcomed the assistance given by WHO and UNICEF in the framework of measles and polio campaigns added. Measles, Gubsu said, is a disease caused by a virus and highly infectious in children are vulnerable and potentially lead to extraordinary events (epidemics) that can threaten the health of infants and toddlers.
"Measles can be transmitted rapidly from one child to another child and can cause fever, cough, shortness of breath, sores, diarrhea and can even lead to blindness and death," he said.
For the years 2007 and 2008, measles has led to extraordinary events that spread in a number of villages in Provsu and priority it deserved to be prevented by measles immunization.
"The disease is very dangerous because it Polio can paralyze breathing muscles, which causes death and can cause death and can be prevented by immunization," said Gubsu.
Campaign measles and polio immunization will be conducted in additional 33 districts / cities in North Sumatra in each of 417 districts, 5815 villages and 16,585 Posyandu. (Del / opt)
http://www.hariansumutpos.com/2009/10/ayo-perangi-campak.html
Let's Fight Measles
09:06 | Saturday, 10 October 2009
MEDAN-About a thousand children including a toddler, yesterday (9 / 10), looks crowded field of Krakatoa Gajah Mada Medan, since at 08.00 pm. The presence of a toddler who nearly selurunya accompanied by her mother, the program aims to follow the Indonesian Measles Immunization Campaign in progress since the next 6-24 October 2009.
At least, we hope as many as 98 percent of children in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) have been immunized.
The target boost pressure was brought to child mortality akibatn
measles in 2010 should be reduced by 90 percent. That is, the number of child deaths in 2010 should be lower in 2000 then.
"The national scale, at least in 2000, recorded as many as 11,000 children who die of measles this. While the number in 2008, this number began to decrease. Based on data that found the Department of Health (MOH) in the field, noted that as many as 1,000 children died from the disease. Well, in 2009 it is expected the number of child deaths could be reduced by 90 percent, lower than the data in 2000, "said Dirjend P2PL MOH, Dr. Adi Chandra Yoga, told reporters on Friday (9 / 10) in the immunization campaign in Indonesia Field Gajah Mada, Krakatau Medan.
Yoga said, routine immunization activities conducted in health centers and integrated it as evidence of commitment to achieve the target hit rate of child deaths caused by the measles. In addition activities will be also repeated pattern of immunization for school children. "In practice, if the child is not coming this month, the medical team will go to his house to immunize them. Sumatra own special, targeted as much as 98 percent of children have been immunized, "told you.
Four indicators became an important point in this program, in addition to achieving lower mortality than in previous years, also includes activities repeated immunization patterns in school children, Surveillance activities and events go to the field after reaching 98 per cent earlier. Yoga's view, based on incoming data, it was revealed that North Sumatra has a very good coverage, which had reached 80 percent. Only constraints on points of North Sumatra is another indicator, such as constraints in implementing Surveillance and progress in the program past 2005. This was revealed Yoga as a result of the impact of the Tsunami disaster occurred at the time.
Head of North Sumatra Health Office, Dr. Chandra Syafei revealed, the entire district of North Sumatra and the whole town together to achieve the national target. "Earlier, in North Sumatra have recorded as many as 2.2 million children affected by polio and as many as 1.9 children affected by measles. Therefore, to reduce the number of deaths due to negligent parents do not immunize their children, this program was implemented as possible, "he said.
Chandra acknowledged, has so far not found more cases of measles outbreaks that the Extraordinary Incident (KLB) as in previous years. "Outbreaks of measles occurred in the area and Sergei Mandailing Natal a few years ago at least be a case of measles for the children," he said. Likewise confirmed Chandra, that parents also should not neglect to do these immunizations. In that sense, although in general, a child is immunized as much as one-time only, but for the best case, immunization can be done sebayak 2-3 times, "he explained.
Governor of North Sumatra, Syamsul Arifin welcomed the assistance given by WHO and UNICEF in the framework of measles and polio campaigns added. Measles, Gubsu said, is a disease caused by a virus and highly infectious in children are vulnerable and potentially lead to extraordinary events (epidemics) that can threaten the health of infants and toddlers.
"Measles can be transmitted rapidly from one child to another child and can cause fever, cough, shortness of breath, sores, diarrhea and can even lead to blindness and death," he said.
For the years 2007 and 2008, measles has led to extraordinary events that spread in a number of villages in Provsu and priority it deserved to be prevented by measles immunization.
"The disease is very dangerous because it Polio can paralyze breathing muscles, which causes death and can cause death and can be prevented by immunization," said Gubsu.
Campaign measles and polio immunization will be conducted in additional 33 districts / cities in North Sumatra in each of 417 districts, 5815 villages and 16,585 Posyandu. (Del / opt)
http://www.hariansumutpos.com/2009/10/ayo-perangi-campak.html