IssueNews.com – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin responded casually to the phenomenon of many tourists contracting Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Bali. The Minister of Health said that the Australian tourist should be grateful that he had the disease in Indonesia. Because of that, health facilities in Indonesia are more experienced in treating this disease.
In his statement to the media, as announced on Tuesday (23/4/2024), the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that perhaps the tourist should be grateful, because the treatment of dengue fever in Indonesia more advanced.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin responded to a tourist from Queensland, Australia who shared his story on social media when he contracted dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Bali. The pleasant vacation he had dreamed of would be ruined by his exposure to dengue fever.
In addition to Bali, in West Nusa Tenggara, nine tourists were exposed to dengue fever while on vacation in Gili Air, Lombok. This information was obtained from the Anonymous Participant Facebook page. The page states that many foreigners in Gili Air, North Lombok, were hospitalized because they were suffering from dengue fever. This was confirmed by the NTB Health Service (Dinkes).
“It is true that the history of nine foreign nationals suffering from dengue cases who were treated at Medika Gili Air Clinic in the period of February to March 2024 has been discovered,” said NTB Health Office Head Lalu Hamzi Fikri, Tuesday (26 )./3/2024).
According to the Minister of Health, treating dengue fever is an art. When do the patient’s platelets come down, and how should they be treated? “There is an art to it and it depends on experience. “In Indonesia, because there are many cases of dengue fever, the impact (cure rate) is high. “
DHF is a disease that can be treated, and the cure rate is high, as long as it is identified as soon as possible.
“DHF has a low mortality rate. Compared, for example, with TB, where more than 100 thousand people died in Indonesia, DHF died around 400,” explained Budi.
Bali Regional Secretary (Sekda) Dewa Made Indra asked not to worry too much about the issue of Australian tourists catching dengue fever. He said cases of dengue fever could infect anyone. The most important thing to do is to respond quickly to dengue fever.
“To get them back to health right away and not have any more transmissions or more widespread diseases.” So, don’t be dramatic, because dengue can affect anyone. Vigilance is the most important thing, we protect our environment,” he said. ***
2024-04-23 12:31:00
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