Madiun Health Department urges the public to be aware of Hepatitis and Measles

MADIUN, REMEMBER – Office of Public Health (Department of Health) Madiun Regencyreminding the public to be aware of possible vaccine-preventable diseases (PD3i).

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Head of Disease Control and Prevention, Madiun District Health Office Selly Fitriana, said there are several diseases that need to be avoided and can be prevented by vaccination including: hepatitis B, poliomyelitis, shame, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, the smallpox and meningitis caused by Hemophilus Influenza type B (HiB), as well as measles.

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“There are no active cases, only a few are suspected, such as a child suffering from Paralytic Wilt that leads to AVP (as a result of the polio virus),” he said, Friday August 9, 2024.

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Later, it was also discovered that inflammation of the throat leads to diphtheria. However, after further medical examination, it turned out that this was not the case. To prevent this disease, the Department of Health vaccinates through schools and posyandu to community health centers regularly every week.

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Last year, for example, of the 8,753 children targeted for vaccination, 94.48 percent or 8,270 of them had received the full vaccination.

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“This year our target is 95 percent, from the target of 8 thousand children, so far 4,754 children have been fully vaccinated,” he explained.