Be Vigilant! The Case Of Malaria In Jayapura Has Doubled

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JAYAPURA - The Health Office (Dinkes) of Jayapura Regency, Papua Province found an increase in the number of malaria cases from 24 thousand in 2022, up double to 40 thousand in 2023. Head of the Jayapura District Health Office Khairul Lie, said that from the number of malaria cases in 2023, his party will continue to take strategic steps so that 2024 malaria rates decrease. We hope that with the discovery of so many cases, the transmission can be minimized and malaria rates decrease, he told ANTARA, February 22. According to Khairul, in 2022, the Health Office has trained 300 cadres to accelerate the discovery of malaria cases and suppress the number.In other words, cadres are an extension of the health services on duty in the villages, "he said.

Sementara itu berdasarkan data dari website https://dinkes.jayapurakab.go.id/ disebutkan malaria masih menjadi salah satu masalah kesehatan yang serius di Kabupaten Jayapura dan menduduki peringkat ketiga pada 2021 sebagai daerah dengan kasus malaria tertinggi di Indonesia.Kabupaten Jayapura memiliki Annual Parasite Incidence (API) sebesar 193,3 persen; Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER) 57,86 persen dan Slide Positive Rate (SPR) 33 persen setelah Keerom, Sarmi juga Mimika.