DPRD Restui DKI Provincial Government Use Unexpected Expenditures For Handling Accountable Systems

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JAKARTA - The chairman of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Iman, gave his blessing if the DKI Provincial Government used unexpected expenditures (BTT) as a budget for handling cases of acute progressive kidney failure in Jakarta.

The BTT budget, said Iman, could be used by the DKI Provincial Government to purchase drugs and treatment equipment for patients with acute kidney failure.

"We give support if it is necessary to purchase medicine or the necessary tools, we have prepared the funds at BTT and we can use them to do that," said Iman at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Tuesday, October 25.

Based on the information from the DKI Jakarta Health Office in today's working meeting, Iman assessed that the DKI Provincial Government is ready to face cases of acute kidney failure, ranging from prevention to handling patients who are hospitalized.

Iman also said that the DKI Provincial Government has intensified socialization to the public in preventing and handling early allegations of acute kidney failure in children.

"Syalah melakukan sosialisasi, di CFD dan lain-lain, di fasilitas kesehatan juga sudah diberikan arahan-radihan. Jadi, kalau nanti ada masyarakat yang sakit, jadi engga panik lagi dan tahu cara pencegahannya," ungkapnya.

However, one thing that doesn't exist yet is the provision of hospitals for children belonging to the local government. Because, so far, people have had a bit of trouble finding a hospital for children under government management.

"Earlier there was a suggestion from our colleagues, it would be nice if we had a hospital for children. We support it, instead of relying on one central government hospital, what's wrong if we also have a special child health home," he said.

For information, the DKI Jakarta Health Office noted that there had been 90 cases of acute kidney failure in Jakarta as of October 24. A total of 49 cases were declared dead, 15 have recovered, and 26 patients are still undergoing treatment.

Then, not all cases of atypical progressive acute kidney failure are treated in the capital city domiciled in Jakarta. As many as 56 percent of cases live in Jakarta, 20 percent of domicile in West Java, 12 percent in Banten, and others outside Jabodetabek.

Meanwhile, nationally, 255 cases of acute kidney failure as of October 24 came from 26 provinces. A total of 143 cases died with a death rate of 56 percent.