Wury Ma’ruf Amin asks the community to cooperate with the government to prevent pneumonia in Indonesian children

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Vice President’s wife Ma’ruf Amin, Wury Estu Handayani, asked the community to cooperate with the government to prevent this pneumonia in Indonesian children.

The reason is, he said, currently pneumonia is still a threat to Indonesian children and is one of the main causes of under-five mortality.

” Pneumonia is still one of the main causes of death in children under five and can actually be prevented and treated, “Wury said in a virtual commemoration of World Pneumonia Day, Thursday (12/11/2020).

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“Therefore, the government and society must work together so that Indonesian children are free from pneumonia,” continued Wury.

He said Indonesian children have the right to survive and grow and develop optimally.

Moreover, currently the condition is in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic plus the phenomenon of stunting.

In preventing pneumonia in children, he said, parents must provide exclusive breastfeeding for six months, quality complementary foods (complementary foods), and continue breastfeeding for at least two years.

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Then complete the immunization, go to a health facility if the child is sick, and ensure the child’s nutritional adequacy, live a clean healthy life, and monitor the child’s growth and development.

“I appreciate and thank the father and mother who managed to save their children from pneumonia,” he said.

“Thank you and the highest appreciation to all health workers and cadres who have been working hard and are still working hard to provide health and nutrition services to the community during the pandemic in order to prevent stunting and save Indonesian children from various diseases, including pneumonia,” he said.

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