The Ministry of Health is aware of various diseases in the endemic transition period

The Indonesian Ministry of Health is keeping an eye on various diseases other than COVID-19, which emerged during the transition from pandemic to endemic in Indonesia.

“I again remind the public, there are diseases that need to be watched out for besides the new variants of COVID-19 and long Covid which are now being experienced by around 30 percent of the survivor population in Indonesia,” said Indonesian Ministry of Health Spokesman Mohammad Syahril in the Workshop on Transition from Pandemic to Endemic in the network that was followed from Jakarta, Friday.

The disease in question includes Polio, which now has the status of an Extraordinary Event (KLB) in Pidie Aceh, even though Indonesia had removed that status since 2014.

The Ministry of Health in November 2022 announced a case of Polio in a child aged 7 years and 2 months in Pidie District. From the test results, the child had Polio Virus Type 2 and Sabin Type 3.

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According to the official website for Emerging Infections of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, until now there is no medicine that can be used to cure polio.

However, treatment for sufferers can still be done to relieve symptoms. One of the treatments that can be done is physical therapy which can be useful for stimulating the muscles.

Next was measles which was reported from 12 provinces with outbreak status, namely Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, North Sumatra, Jambi, West Java, Banten, Central Java, East Java, North Kalimantan, NTT and Papua. The number of cases reported was 3,341 patients.

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“Also be aware of other communicable and non-communicable diseases, especially acute kidney disease, which we are still continuing to treat,” he said.

Two cases of Atypical Progressive Acute Renal Disorder (GGAPA) this year were reported from DKI Jakarta. One of them died and the rest are suspected and have recovered.

With the addition of new cases of GGAPA reported, as of 5 February 2023 there were 326 cases of GGAPA and one suspect spread across 27 provinces in Indonesia. Of these, 116 cases were declared cured.

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The last disease to watch out for is the trend of increasing cases of diabetes mellitus in children in Indonesia. The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) reports that the number of sufferers until January 2023 has reached 1,645 patients.

Cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children have increased 70 times from 2010 to 2023 with reference to reports from 13 cities in Indonesia.

Diabetes is basically divided into two types, namely type 1 and 2 diabetes. In the case of type 1 diabetes, the child’s body can no longer produce the hormone insulin which is useful for controlling blood sugar levels.

Meanwhile, diabetes 2 is a more chronic condition, in which metabolism and the process of converting sugar into energy are disrupted.*

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Reporter: Andi Firdaus

Editor : M Fikri Setiawan