Health Office Calls 1.1 Million Acehnese Children Sudah Diberikan Immunisasi Polio Tetes

Medical staff injected polio vaccine drops to children who participated in the declaration of Sub PIN Polio at Anjong Mon Mata Pendopo Aceh/ANTARA

The Aceh Health Service said as many as 1.1 million years of age 0-12 years in the province had received polio immunization of drops during the implementation of the polio National Immunization Week (PIN), in response to the Extraordinary Event (KLB) of polio cases or withersed paralyzed in Aceh. " “ Achievements throughout Aceh are 93.7 percent or 1,141,540 children who have been protested by polio from the target of 1,217,939 children," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) of the Aceh Health Service, Iman Cheapman in Banda Aceh, Antara, Monday, January 16. Iman said that the implementation of the polio Sub-PIN in the province nicknamed Tanah Rencong was following the discovery of a type two paralyzed case in Pidie Regency, so the Ministry of Health determined that it would be an extraordinary polio incident. Of the 23 regencies/cities in Aceh, only three regions with achievements are still below 90 percent, but already above 80 percent, namely Simeulue Regency 82.5 percent of the target of 24,029 children, Lhokseumawe City 83.1 percent of the target of 47,186 children, and North Aceh 85.5 percent of the target of 143,282 children. " “ Meanwhile, other regencies/cities are already above 90 percent. Most of it is already above 95 percent, so Aceh has almost 94 percent for the achievement of Sub PIN polio for the first round, because later we will also have a second round,” he said. On a target basis, according to Iman, the world health organization (WHO) has set 90 percent, so that with the current condition of Aceh's polio immunization achievement, some areas of Aceh have been classified as areas that have reached the target. "Indeed, according to WHO's target, it's actually 90 percent. So if it's at 90 percent, most of it, even 20 regencies/cities have reached the target, yes," he said. Previously, said Iman, the Ministry of Health issued a circular so that regions with achievements below 90 percent to continue sweeping to villages, in an effort to immunize polio to children. However, until now there are still areas that continue to sweep to complete the immunization schedule that has been set in each region. "One of them is like Aceh Besar, they are still walking (sweeping), they are spending the schedule that has been prepared, if the children have not been tested for polio, they will finish it," he said.