JAKARTA (ANTARA) – The South Jakarta City Health Service (Dinkes) reported that the number of visits by Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) sufferers to community health centers in September 2023 decreased from 46,690 patients to 44,522 people.
“The number of visits in the August period was 46,690, this number decreased by 0.9 percent from September to 44,522 patients,” said Head of the South Jakarta Health Service, Yudi Dimyati, when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta, Monday.
Yudi Dimyati detailed that in the September period the largest number of ISPA sufferers were in the 9-60 year age group with 24,213, followed by 0-5 year olds with 10,045, then 5-9 year olds with 7,362 patients.
“Then the fewest were 2,903 patients aged 60 years and over,” he said.
Yudi also said that the community health center in South Jakarta that received the most ISPA patients in September was the Kebayoran Lama Community Health Center, with 12,306 patients.
Regarding the still high number of ISPA sufferers, Yudi appealed to the public to reduce outdoor activities to reduce exposure to pollution.
“In the meantime, if you are going to do outdoor activities, you have to wear a mask. It is also important to maintain your health and immunity by adopting a clean and healthy lifestyle, and most importantly increasing your consumption of vegetables and fruit,” he said.
Apart from that, Yudi also appealed to people to do exercise to maintain body fitness, but in conditions like this it is better to do it indoors and avoid exercising outdoors.
Then, if people experience complaints about breathing, immediately consult a health worker.
Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has issued Governor’s Decree (Kepgub) Number 593 of 2023 concerning the Air Pollution Control Task Force as a policy to speed up the handling of air pollution.
The scope of this air pollution control task force includes preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Handling Air Pollution in DKI Jakarta Province, controlling air pollution from industrial activities and periodically monitoring air quality conditions and the health impacts of air pollution.
Then, carry out prevention of sources of pollution, both from moving and immovable sources, including sources of disturbance and handling emergencies.
Then implement mandatory motor vehicle emissions testing, rejuvenate public transportation and develop environmentally friendly transportation for public and government transportation.
Furthermore, they are tasked with increasing open space, green buildings, and activating tree planting movements, increasing community participation in improving air quality, monitoring compliance with permits that impact air pollution and taking action against air pollution violations.
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2023-10-09 10:57:22
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