Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Cases in Banjarmasin Concern Secretary of Commission IV DPRD, Calls for Immediate Preventative Steps

JawaPos.com–Secretary of Commission IV DPRD Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan, Mathari is concerned about the increasing number of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DBD) patients. According to him, the current condition is serious.

DHF cases in Banjarmasin rose by more than 100 percent in just a few days in February. Namely, there are 17 cases.

“From the data we see, there were eight cases of dengue fever in our city in January, but only a few days into this month it has increased significantly, even more than 100 percent,” said Mathari as quoted by Between.

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According to him, the data shows regional health conditions due to viruses from mosquitoes Temples of the Egyptians it’s getting worse. The latest news is that a child died allegedly due to dengue fever.

“We are very concerned and saddened, of course, if the information is true that there have been fatalities due to dengue fever,” said Mathari.

According to him, everyone cannot be complacent, especially the city government, in this case the city health service, to immediately take concrete preventative steps. This is to prevent more victims from falling.

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“Because of this apology (Dinkes), I don’t see any real big movement to deal with the dengue problem. Like there is fogging or spraying smoke to kill mosquitoes or something else to eradicate mosquito nests,” said Mathari.

In fact, he continued, these preventive steps are very important. This includes mobilizing larvae monitors (Jumantik) to residents’ homes more optimally.

“This includes carrying out intensive outreach throughout the environment,” explained Mathari.

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Mathari said everything should be ready. Primarily, the city government is dealing with weather conditions like this which cause dengue cases to often rise. So, it can be prevented from causing death to victims.

He proposed that the Banjarmasin City Government not only mobilize the ranks of the health service, but also volunteers from various social organizations. This is to prevent and treat dengue fever problems.

2024-02-06 01:07:00
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