Jakarta: Dengue fever or what we often know as DBD It is caused by the dengue virus which is carried by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
The dengue virus enters the human bloodstream through the bite of the mosquito. Usually, these mosquitoes bite in the morning and evening.
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Ministry of Health) noted that in 2022, the cumulative number of dengue cases in Indonesia until the 22nd week was reported to be 45,387 cases. Meanwhile, the number of deaths from dengue fever reached 432 cases.
For that we need continuous education about this issue. One of the educational information provided can be through the Mobile Education Car, which was initiated by the Enesis Group.
The ceremonial release of the Education Car was held on Tuesday, July 5, which was attended by the Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, dr. Dante Saksono, Director of Public Health Promotion and Community Empowerment, dr. Imran Agus, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Enesis Foundation, Ryan Tirta Yudhistira.
Ryan Tirta Yudhistira as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Enesis Indonesia Foundation said, “This Mobile Education Car is a collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide advice to the public regarding the implementation of Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) and Dengue prevention through PSN 3M Plus.”
(Jihane Almira Chedid also supports DHF education from this Education Car. Photo: Doc. Special)
“For the initial stage, this educational car will target elementary schools, markets, hospitals, MTI and PKK women in several cities, namely, Bandung, Cirebon, Yogya, and Malang, and gradually we will target more than 100 points in throughout Indonesia,” explained Ryan.
On the same occasion, all were invited to see the education provided, one of which was the Mosquito Power Test, which was demonstrated by actress and social activist, Jihane Elmira.
This Mosquito Effectiveness Test shows that if we use Soffell, the mosquitoes will not bite our hands. The Deputy Minister of Health also participated in this activity.
The Enesis program also received support and appreciation from the Ministry of Health. In his remarks, the Deputy Minister of Health said, “It is necessary to make efforts to increase public awareness to prevent the occurrence of dengue fever is very important.”
He further said, “The Ministry of Health in this case cannot come down alone exclusively to deal with dengue fever because it requires community participation, this educational car from Enesis is one of the efforts to prevent transmission of dengue fever in the community.”
“As we know, the implementation of PHBS can be started from small things such as getting used to washing hands in daily life,” said Ryan. In addition, Ryan said, it is also necessary to maintain a healthy body, eat healthy foods as well as a variety of herbs.
As for dengue prevention through PSN 3M Plus, apart from closing, draining and using used goods, Ryan explained the importance of other prevention, “Besides 3M, the plus is that you can use mosquito repellent. Like smearing / spraying Soffell to avoid mosquito bites as self-protection.”
(TIN)
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