The Coordinating Ministry For Human Development And Culture Reminds Immunization Protect Children From Polio, Diphteri, Campak, Rubella To Hepatitis B

Immunization of children at SD Inpres Palupi, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Wednesday 26 October 2022. (Between-Basri)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) stated that the commemoration of World Children's Day which is commemorated every November 20 reminds the importance of fulfilling basic immunization rights for children.

"World Children's Day is the momentum to fulfill children's rights to complete basic immunization," said Deputy for Coordination for Health Quality Improvement and Population Development of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture Agus Suprapto, Sunday, November 20.

Agus explained that basic immunization is an important thing to provide optimal protection for Indonesian children.

"Basic immunizations are very useful for protecting children from various diseases that can be prevented by vaccination, for example, polio, diphtheria,▁antaranyales, rubella, hepatitis B and various other diseases," he said, quoted by Antara.

Basic immunizations, he said, can also support children's growth and development to be more optimal considering that children are the next generation of the nation.

"As the next generation of the nation and future leaders, all parties need to ensure that children grow and develop optimally," he said.

Agus added that it is feared that the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the coverage of basic immunizations in the country.

"Thus, the commemoration of World Children's Day can be the right momentum to pursue the basic immunization target of children and increase the coverage of basic immunizations in children in the country," he said.

He also said that the government continues to intensify education and outreach to the public regarding the importance of basic immunizations.

"The government has also created a National Children's Immunization Month program and the School Children's Immunization Month to support the acceleration of increasing basic immunization coverage," he said.

With the mutual awareness of the whole community to complete basic immunizations for children, he said, it is hoped that group immunity or herd immunity will be achieved according to the set target.

"The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture invites the entire community, let's protect Indonesian children together through immunization, please immediately come to the puskesmas to get basic immunizations such as polio, DPT-HB-Hib, PCV, and rubella▁kepentingancles," he concluded.