Volunteers make smoke or fog in Kepatihan Kulon Village, Solo, Central Java, Friday (19/4/2024). The fog was done to prevent the spread of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) which is caused by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito after an increase in dengue fever cases in the city of Solo, which are those recorded at Solo City Health Service. (DKK) between January and April, there were 72 cases with four including deaths.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) confirmed that there are no health facility managers (fasyankes) who cannot care for patients. Dengue fever Dengue (DHF) is in the midst of a spike in cases that have tripled since last year. Climate change is believed to be one of the reasons for the spike in dengue cases.
“Currently, although there has been an increase in cases and people receiving treatment in hospitals in several areas, there have been no reports of areas being overwhelmed with care,” said the Director of Prevention and Control Communicable Disease (P2PM) of the Ministry of Health. Health, Imran Pambudi, confirmed in Jakarta, Friday (3/5/2024).
Imran said that health facility managers had implemented mitigation measures for the spike in cases according to a circular sent to all health services and hospitals in the country in January and April 2024. The letter explained that the increase in issues related to climate change. Climate change means that mosquitoes can live and reproduce longer so their numbers are higher.
“In January and April 2024, we will issue a circular to health offices and hospitals to mitigate the increase in dengue cases, as we predict an increase in cases due to climate change early 2024,” he said.
At the same time, the Director General of P2P Ministry of Health report, until the 17th week of 2024 there were 88,593 dengue cases and 621 deaths in various areas. This number has more than tripled from the same period last year of 28,579 cases with a death rate of 209 people.
Dengue cases were reported this year from 456 districts/cities in 34 districts, while deaths due to dengue occurred in 174 districts/cities in 28 districts. The five provinces/cities with the highest reported cases were Bandung City with 3,468 cases, Tangerang with 2,540 cases, Bogor City with 1,944 cases, Kendari City with 1,659 cases, and West Bandung with 1,576 cases.
The highest number of deaths due to dengue was reported from Bandung Regency with 29 people, Jepara with 21 people, Bekasi City with 19 people, Subang with 18 people and Kendal with 17 people. Suspected dengue was reported from the Early Warning and Response System (SKDR) cumulatively at 262,463 cases.
source: Inter
2024-05-03 13:39:00
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