Jakarta –
Head Health Department (Dinkes) DKI Jakarta Ani Ruspitawati appealed to Jakarta residents to be aware of various diseases and dangers that are prone to occur during floods. He said diarrhea and dengue fever are diseases that often appear during floods.
“Data on diseases that often appear during the rainy/flood season are diarrhea and fever typhoid“, leptospira, dermatitis, tetanus, snake bites, to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD),” said Ani Ruspitawati when asked for confirmation, Friday (12/1/2024).
“Until January 8, 2024, for incidence ratio “DHF (incidence rate) is 34.71 per 100 thousand population,” he continued.
Ani explained that his party had carried out mitigation measures to deal with the emergence of other diseases due to flooding during the rainy season.
“Several steps to mitigate the health impact of flood events prepared by the DKI Health Office include mitigation efforts starting from pre-crisis, emergency response and post-crisis,” he said.
In the pre-crisis stage, the DKI Jakarta Health Service prepared to increase health resources, manage crisis risks and reduce risks. Then, the second stage is emergency response. At this stage, the DKI Jakarta Health Service maximizes the community’s response regarding all conditions or emergencies quickly and precisely.
“This quick and precise response is to save, prevent further disability and ensure that health programs run according to minimum service standards,” he said.
Then, the final stage, namely post-crisis, is aimed at returning the condition of the public health system to pre-crisis conditions.
In this way, the DKI Jakarta Health Service appeals to all Jakarta residents to always implement a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS), maintain body immunity, maintain environmental cleanliness by doing community service in their respective areas, carrying out post-flood clean-up, and adding isolation.
Then apply 5M Plus, namely draining or cleaning places that are often used as water reservoirs such as bathtubs, water buckets, etc., then tightly closing water reservoirs, thirdly recycling or reusing used items which have the potential to cause mosquito breeding. transmitting dengue fever.
Fourth, change the water in plant pots every day, and fifth, hoard used goods or plastic waste that has been flooded with rainwater, such as used tires, and the plus is preventing dengue fever during the rainy season.
“Strengthen the eradication of mosquito nests (PSN) together with health cadres, and contact health officers if any health complaints arise,” concluded Ani.
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2024-01-12 10:02:06
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