Sentani (ANTARA) – The Jayapura Regency Government, Papua has involved approximately 380 cadres to handle malaria cases in 139 villages and five sub-districts in the area.
Head of the Jayapura District Health Service, Khairul Lie, when contacted by ANTARA in Sentani, Sunday, said that the latest data recorded that the number of people affected by malaria in his area had reached 47,443 cases.
“Malaria is a frightening threat because it is in first place of the 10 main diseases that are priority treatment in the health service,” he said.
According to Khairul, in 2021 the number of malaria cases was recorded at approximately 24,000 because at that time his party trained malaria cadres in 139 villages and five local sub-districts.
“We involve all the village people, there are more than 380 cadres, so we calculate that each village has two to three cadres to work together to eradicate malaria,” he said.
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He explained that with the cadres, the general public in the village could check for malaria at any time so that it could be treated early.
“We will provide tools and medicine for cadres to check for malaria, as well as treat it so that the number of cases will be relatively small compared to now,” he said.
In 2022 the number of malaria cases will increase so it is an important note for how cadres continue to improve their abilities so that cases can be suppressed and handled well.
“We hope that by finding the source of infection, it means that the transmission can be controlled so that cases can decrease,” he said.
2023-12-17 11:19:17
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