Calls Drugs Ineffective In Anticipating DHF, West Java Deputy Governor Emphasizes The Importance Of Socialization

The pair of Governor and Deputy Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil (left) and Uu Ruzhanul Ulum (right). (Antara-Great R)

JABAR - The Provincial Government (Pemrov) of West Java (Jabar) emphasized three integrated steps to anticipate the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).

Deputy Governor of West Java Uu Ruzhanul Ulum explained the three steps in question, namely understanding the community or socialization, providing medical assistance, and monitoring. "To anticipate various diseases, including dengue fever, provide understanding to the community first. then provide medical assistance and supervision," said the West Java Deputy Governor during the socialization of "Realizing Indonesia Free from DHF" in Bandung, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 23.

The Deputy Governor of West Java explained that these three steps are important, because they support each other. According to him, the provision of medical assistance cannot be effective without prior socialization or understanding.

Even so, he continued, with understanding and medicine, it can't work optimally without supervision. "If only medicine is given without being given understanding, sometimes it won't be effective. Then if only given understanding without medicine and supervision, who knows The medicine is not eaten," he said. "So the three steps in anticipating DHF, including in order to improve the health status of the community by the West Java Provincial Government, hopefully it will be successful and successful. All of West Java's people are healthy," he said. Meanwhile, Chair of the West Java Province PKK TP Atalia Praratya Ridwan Kamil stated that in the past year, there were around 21,000 reported cases of DHF, with the highest number in Bandung and Depok. For this reason, he asked all elements of society, especially PKK cadres, to be mobilized again. "The Dasawisma is the closest to the family, there are 10 families who will be accompanied by the PKK Dasawisma Team," said Atalia.

In addition, Atalia also wants to re-invigorate the larva monitoring program (Jumantik), starting from the community home environment and also the elementary school environment. to help the surrounding area at least in the school environment to avoid this dengue problem," he said.