The Hard Work Of Cadres Down To 164 Urban Villages In Manokwari West Papua Has Sweet Fruits, Dengue Fever Cases Drop By 30 Percent

Head of the Infectious Diseases Section of the Manokwari Health Service, Rahimi. (AMONG)

MANOKWARI - The Manokwari District Health Office, West Papua, recorded a decrease in the number of malaria cases until July 2022 by more than 30 percent compared to the same period in 2021.

Head of the Infectious Diseases Section at the Manokwari Health Office, Rahimi, stated that the decline in malaria cases occurred because the malaria elimination program that was launched with several programs was running well.

"First, our program is to provide training to cadres, from 164 sub-districts and villages throughout Manokwari, training has been given to 96 villages where 2-3 cadres are placed in each village," he said in Manokwari, Antara, Friday, August 19.

Another program is spraying houses to kill mosquitoes. In 2022 the spraying has gone well and leaves 2-3 targeted villages.

Rahimi said, house spraying was focused on areas prone to malaria cases.

The Manokwari Health Office also plans to distribute mosquito nets in bulk which will be held during the month of service in October to welcome the 124th Anniversary of Manokwari Regency.

Rahimi stated that the distribution of mosquito nets would be carried out en masse and supervision would also be carried out by cooperating with RT, village heads and cadres to ensure that people actually use mosquito nets.

"As for drugs, they are currently empty and are being imported. So we have conveyed to existing health facilities to provide phase two treatment without using quinine," said the PMI Manokwari activist.

The Manokwari Health Office noted that there were 2 malaria cases in July 2022 compared to 58 malaria cases recorded in June of the same year. Total cases in 2022 reached 1,535.

In 2021 malaria cases in Manokwari were recorded to reach 262 cases in July while in August malaria cases decreased by 15.2 percent or touched 222 cases and the number of cases throughout 2021 was 4,100 cases.