DKI Provincial Government Asked To Be Quick And Respond To Mysterious Hepatitis

JAKARTA - Member of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the PDI-P faction, Hardiyanto Kenneth, asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to immediately take steps to anticipate the spread of mysterious acute hepatitis.

"In addition, continue to make efforts to control COVID-19 by washing hands, maintaining distance and avoiding crowds," Kenneth said, citing Antara, Saturday, May 7.

Kenneth said the initial effort was by conducting outreach and education to the public to always apply a clean and healthy lifestyle (PHBS). The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, according to Kenneth, must involve all elements in socializing and educating the public about this mysterious acute hepatitis disease. stop the spread of the disease. "Including all elements involved as first-level health care facilities in the community," said the Head of the Disaster Management Agency (BAGUNA) of the DKI Jakarta PDI-P.

Then, said the member of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Commission D, the DKI Provincial Government must be able to provide initial protection for vulnerable people by helping to provide vitamins and nutritious food for pregnant women, nursing mothers, toddlers, toddlers, the elderly with weak economic categories. DKI must be more vigilant and provide protective measures to Jakarta's vulnerable people, such as providing vitamins and nutritious food. And I urge you to be disciplined in implementing PHBS," said the Head of the Indonesian National Defense Institute Alumni Association (IKAL) PPRA Batch LXII.

On the other hand, Kenneth also advised that if the public encounters symptoms that point to hepatitis in children, immediately check with the nearest health service facility, so that observation and action can be carried out immediately. In addition, he also asked all health care facilities in Jakarta to be ready and alert. in dealing with patients who experience symptoms of acute hepatitis and immediately report to the Director General of P2P of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia through the DKI Jakarta Health Office.

"I ask that health facilities must deal directly with people who have symptoms such as contracting hepatitis, don't be long-winded and make it difficult," he said. Previously, mysterious acute hepatitis in the world that targets children had entered Indonesia, claiming the lives of three people. children aged two to 11 years being treated at Ciptomangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta.

The Ministry of Health has issued a circular (SE) regarding the vigilance of finding cases of acute hepatitis of unknown etiology. Meanwhile, WHO first received a report, on April 5, 2022 from the United Kingdom regarding 10 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology. ), in children aged 11 months-5 years in the period January to March 2022 in Central Scotland.