WARTAKOTALIVE.COM, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkes RI) is implementing a new innovation by utilizing wolbachia technology to reduce cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever or DHF in the country.
The Wolbachia or Bil Gates mosquito trial was carried out in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, in 2022.
The result? Success in reducing dengue fever cases by 77 percent and the proportion treated in hospitals was 86 percent.
The Wolbachia innovation program files are also included in the National Strategy (Stranas).
However, not all regions in Indonesia receive this program.
On November 13 2023, residents in Denpasar, Bali refused to allow the Wolbachia mosquito to spread to their area.
Regarding this matter, Warta Kota had the opportunity to interview former Minister of Health (Menkes) Siti Fadilah Supari.
He questioned the long-term impact of the wolbachia program.
The following is an exclusive interview between Warta Kota journalist Rendy Rutama Putra and Siti which took place in the Duren Sawit sub-district area, East Jakarta, last Tuesday (28/11):
What is your assessment regarding the Ministry of Health’s efforts to spread Wolbachia mosquitoes to control dengue fever cases in Indonesia?
Initially I searched to find out what the Wolbachia mosquito was and it turned out that there was a leader at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) who collaborated with the World Mosquito Program (WMP).
Then there were UGM researchers researching mosquitoes that carried wolbachia eggs.
It is hoped that this will change the mosquito community to have wolbachia eggs.
The eggs themselves are imported from Australia.
Source: City News
2023-12-15 02:40:00
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