In Addition To The Five Patients Who Died, The Riau Islands Health Office Notes One Patient Who Fails To Give Birth Is Still In Intensive Care

Head of the Riau Islands Provincial Health Office Muhammad Bisri. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

TANJUNGPINANG - Head of the Riau Islands Provincial Health Office Muhammad Bisri revealed that one of the six patients with acute kidney disease is still undergoing intensive treatment.

"One child who has acute kidney failure is still being treated in Batam, while five patients in other areas have died," Bisri said, quoted by Antara, Sunday, October 23.

He added that five patients with acute kidney failure were three residents of Karimun Regency and two people in Tanjungpinang City.

"The search has been carried out since August 2022 until now. The results of expert research show that the six children suffered from acute kidney failure," he said.

Bisri emphasized that the Ministry of Health is trying to get medicine to treat patients with acute kidney failure. Until now, experts are still researching the disease.

The results of the study found proper drugs to treat acute kidney patients. Experts found drugs to treat the chemical effects of drugs that have been used by patients.

Antidot or chemical medicine against poison is produced by a Singapore pharmaceutical company. The Ministry of Health imports the antidot, then distributes the drug to hospitals in Indonesia, especially those that are treating patients with acute kidney disease.

"Experts also found other medical measures needed to treat patients. So there is quite good progress in the process of treating patients with acute failure," he said.

Bisri appreciated all health workers and pharmacies who carried out instructions from the Ministry of Health to prevent additional cases of acute kidney failure. Circop-shaped drugs are no longer sold freely to the public.

"We appreciate the police and other parties who have participated in monitoring at pharmacies and hospitals so as not to sell or use drugs in the form of sirops that are not permitted by the Ministry of Health," he said.