TRIBUNKALTIM.CO, TANJUNG REDEB – There are currently 93 cases malaria registered by the health office of the district of Berau (Dinkes).
The head of the infectious disease management division at the Berau health office, Garna Sudarsono, said there has been an increase in cases over the previous year in Berau Regency. East Kalimantan.
According to data from the Berau Health Office, there will be about 130 cases in 2021 malaria active.
Then, in 2022, only 10 months have passed, so it is very likely that the current active cases will continue to grow.
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Garna said, the case malaria The highest recorded was in the Kelay district, followed by Teluk Bayur, Tabalar, Talisayan, Batu Putih, Bidukbiduk and Mount Tabur.
“Today we continue to map cases in each region,” he explained TribunKaltim.coSunday (10/30/2022).
He plans to get eliminated malaria in 2026.
So that various prevention efforts continue to be carried out by the Berau health office. One of these is to provide socialization and education to the community.
He appealed to the community, especially those in rural areas, when they want to reclaim the land.
It is best to wear closed clothing and use mosquito repellent to prevent mosquito bites malaria.
“Spread of the disease malaria it comes from mosquitoes, so that’s what we’re trying to avoid being exposed to, “he said.
Moreover malaria local broadcast o malaria engizinus, also available malaria obtained from exposure to strangers in the Berau Regency.
He further explained, the elimination malaria can be achieved if in three years in the region it does not happen malaria engizinus.
“Currently, we argue that there should be no active malaria cases from 2023 to 2025,” he said.
“So that in 2026 Berau Regency can be disease free malaria“he said again.
He added that malaria elimination could still be achieved if active cases were exposure from strangers in Berau, East Kalimantan.
Active case mapping also continues to be carried out at Dr Abdul Rivai Regional General Hospital (RSUD) at all Puskesmas in the 13 Bumi Batiwakkal sub-districts.
“We continue to map to break the chain of disease and achieve elimination malaria”, He concluded.
