Minister Of Health Budi Reports DPR: Immunization In DKI Jakarta, Banten, South Sulawesi And Central Java Capai 75 Percent

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. (Between-Puspa Perwitasari)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) reported that the provinces of DKI Jakarta, Banten, South Sulawesi, and Central Java (Central Java), met the target of 75 percent of the complete basic immunization coverage for infants aged 0-11 months as of September 2023.

The monthly report was submitted by the Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin in the agenda of the Commission IX of the DPR RI Working Meeting (Raker) followed by a network in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 7.

"Our immunization basically has three routines, complete basic immunizations, months of immunization of school children and women of fertile age," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 7.

Budi added that the four provinces reached the target of 75 percent coverage from the total population of infants aged --11 months in the local area as of September 2023.

DKI Jakarta occupies the highest position of immunization coverage reaching 93.4 percent, Banten 85.6 percent, South Sulawesi 82.2 percent, and Central Java 76.5 percent.

Meanwhile, provinces with the lowest complete immunization coverage were Papua Mountains Province 8.9 percent, Central Papua 23.6 percent, Aceh 29.8 percent, Southwest Papua 31.3 percent, and West Papua 32.4 percent.

The complete basic immunization program includes Hepatitis B, BCG, DPT-HB-Hib, Polio drops (bOPV), Polyo injects, Campak Rubela, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), Rotavirus, Japanese Encephalitis, Differi Tetanus (DT), Tetanus Diphtheria (Td), and Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine.

"What we add last, are HPV, Rotavirus, and PCV," he said.

HPV is a vaccine to prevent infection with the papiloma virus which is the main cause of cervical cancer, Rotavirus to prevent diarrhea in infants and children, as well as PCV to prevent pneumocococusing bacterial infections that cause pneumonia and meningitis.

Budi said the evaluation of the complete basic immunization coverage was conveyed to all regional heads every month and evaluated by the Minister of Health every three months so that it could become the attention of local governments.

"The one that is now the best sold and chased by mothers is the HPV vaccination, because the private tariff is expensive," he said.

Budi added that the entire immunization budget came from the APBN, physical DAK APBD, and loans from international institutions.