Banda Aceh (ANTARA) – The Health Service (Dinkes) of Simeulue District, Aceh, has prepared 15 locations in ten sub-districts in the archipelago district as sites for the second phase of polio immunization.
“The locations for the second phase of polio immunization are spread across 15 points in ten sub-districts in Simeulue Regency,” said Simeulue District Health Office Secretary Hanafi Lubis in Simeulue, Tuesday.
Hanafi Lubis said the target for giving stage two polio immunization in Simeulue was 20,386 children, while the achievement was 3,508 children or 14.6 percent.
“Until now, reports have come in that 3,508 children have been given the second phase of polio immunization. We are trying to achieve 100 percent polio immunization,” he said.
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The locations for giving polio immunization are at the puskesmas and posyandu including special immunization posts at three points, namely Luan Balu Post, West Simeulue Post, and Sanggiran Post.
While other locations are in the Districts of South Teupah, Central Teupah, East Simeulue, Kuala Makmur, West Teupah, Central Simeulue, Simeulue Cut, Teluk Dalam, Salang, Alafan, Lamerem, and Alus-Alus.
“We continue to monitor the implementation of immunization at these dozens of points. We also invite parents to bring their children to get polio immunization,” he said.
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Hanafi Lubis said that the polio immunization was carried out by dripping. So, parents don’t have to worry about including their children in the polio immunization program.
“We hope that all children in Simeulue will get this immunization. This immunization is an effort by the government to prevent transmission of polio in Simeulue Regency,” he said.
Simeulue Regency is the outermost island region in Aceh Province. Simeulue Island is located in the Indian Ocean, which is about 180 nautical miles from the west coast of Sumatra Island.
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Simeulue Regency is a division of West Aceh Regency since 1999. Simeulue Regency has 10 sub-districts with 138 gampongs or villages inhabited by around 94 thousand people.
