2 Children In Southeast Sulawesi Die Regarding Accounting For Accounting? Health Office: Just Allegedly, We Wait For Confirmation Of The Ministry Of Health

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KENDARI - Two children in Southeast Sulawesi died suspected of acute kidney failure. However, the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Health Office is still waiting for confirmation from the Ministry of Health.

Currently, the Southeast Sulawesi Health Office has sent samples of two children who died suspected of acute kidney failure. The two samples will be examined in the Ministry of Health's laboratory to determine the cause of their death.

"It has just been alleged that it has not been stated that it really is an atypical progressive acute kidney failure. Blood samples have been taken," said Head of the Southeast Sulawesi Health Office, Putu Agustin Kusumawati in Kendari, as reported by Antara, Saturday, October 22.

In addition to taking blood samples, the local health office also took samples of the drugs that had been consumed by the two children. It has also been sent to the Ministry of Health.

"We are waiting for confirmation from the Ministry of Health. Later, after the results from the laboratory, we will convey it," he said.

He said one case suspected of acute kidney failure in children was a resident of Konawe Regency who had been treated at the Bahtermas Kendari Hospital. Meanwhile, another child came from South Buton Regency who had been treated at the Palagimata Hospital, Baubau City.

"The patient has indeed died from Konawe Regency and one from South Buton," he said.

He asked the health office in districts/cities to increase early awareness of cases of acute kidney failure by delaying the use of sirop drugs in children. He also asked the public not to panic but still apply a clean and healthy lifestyle.

He also reminded that if there were findings of cases of suspected acute kidney failure, children should immediately carry out health epidemiology. The findings were then reported once and 24 hours directly to the provincial health office and the Ministry of Health as well as tracking the causes of the disease.

"There has been a ban from the Ministry of Health so that pharmacies delay the sale of sirop drugs. For us, the provincial health office to the district/city office has conveyed the postponement of the use of sirop drugs," said Putu Agustin.