JAKARTA - The Head of the National Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, and his staff received an audience with representatives from the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) to discuss various issues related to health, one of which is the handling of health disinformation in the community and on social media.
Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, said the meeting was also in the context of strengthening the relationship between the two institutions.
“Maintain and enhance the cooperation that has been carried out so far, for example the implementation of the national vaccination program. Also, communication between IDI and the National Police is related to health disinformation in the community," Ramadhan said as quoted by Antara, Friday, May 13.
During the meeting, PB IDI expressed his gratitude to the police who had helped the Covid-19 vaccination program, door to door.
"PB IDI also said that it wanted to hold an audience with the National Police Chief and also improve the existing MoU," he said.
In addition, continued Ramadhan, the IDI management also conveyed the need for assistance from the Police in applying or mitigating health management, and establishing cooperation with the mass media.
“In response to this, the Head of the Public Relations Division explained the steps for establishing a relationship with the mass media. And how is the media management process carried out by the Police, especially in handling COVID-19, "he said.
As is known, the spread of fake news related to health is still rife in the community through social media, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of fake news affects the community, which has an impact on handling COVID-19.
In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also wary of hoaxes about the mysterious hepatitis disease that the government is currently handling.
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics revealed that it had taken down almost all hoaxes related to Covid-19 that had circulated on social media.
Based on data received by ANTARA on Wednesday, as of May 11, the Ministry of Communication and Information has removed 5,666 hoax information about Covid-19 from a total distribution of 5,946.
Separately, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, appealed to the public to be aware of false information or hoaxes linking cases of acute hepatitis with the COVID-19 vaccine.
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