So As Not To Bring Malaria Diseases, IKN Infrastructure Workers Check First The Condition

One of them is brewing the IKN Nusantara area in East Kalimantan Province (Photo via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The infrastructure development workers for the National Capital City (IKN) Nusantara in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, is being tested for malaria so they don't carry the disease.

There are at least 120 workers who must undergo inspection first. The Head of the North Penajam Paser District Health Office, Grace Makisurat, said this was a form of early prevention.

The results of the examination showed that none of the IKN Nusantara infrastructure development workers who came from outside the region had contracted malaria, Wednesday, September 28, as reported by Antara.

To prevent malaria transmission, the North Penajam Paser District Health Office has established a malaria post on Sotek-Bongan Street Kilometer 17 to make it easier for plantation and forestry workers to check their health.

In addition, the North Penajam Paser Regency Government will issue a regent regulation regarding the prevention and control of malaria.

North Penajam Paser Regency is an area with a high risk of malaria transmission in East Kalimantan Province.

The number of malaria cases in North Penajam Paser Regency was recorded at 1,125 cases in 2018, 1,050 cases in 2019, 1,364 cases in 2020, and 1,472 cases in 2021.

During the period from January to September 2022, as many as 550 cases of malaria were found in the area.

The North Penajam Paser District Health Office carries out malaria prevention and control efforts to support the achievement of the malaria elimination target in East Kalimantan by 2027.

In addition to improving the examination and handling of malaria, the government provides counseling on preventing malaria transmission to residents.

Malaria transmission can be prevented by using mosquito nets, installing wire netting, not hanging used clothes, using mosquito repellent, and spreading larvae-eating fish to prevent mosquito bites that transmit malaria-causing parasites.