Health Facilities Ready To Handle Diseases Due To Jakarta Air Pollution

Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office Ani Ruspitawati at the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (16/8/2023). (ANTARA/Siti Nurhaliza)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Health Office emphasized that all health facilities in DKI Jakarta are ready to deal with diseases due to unhealthy air quality.

"Faskeskita is very ready to serve the community (treating air quality problems)," said Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Service Ani Ruspitawati at the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office building, Central Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 16.

Ani said, there were 44 sub-district health centers, around 196 health centers in each kelurahan, 31 Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) and 196 hospitals in Jakarta.

"So this health facility is able to provide 24-hour services to people in need," said Ani.

In addition, Ani asked the people of Jakarta who have complaints of cough, runny nose or others to directly check their health at the nearest health facility (faskes).

The DKI Jakarta Health Office (Dinkes) invites residents to limit activities outside the space to avoid the impact of bad air in the capital city and surrounding areas.

"Avoid outdoor activities, especially for vulnerable groups," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section of the Health Service (Dinkes) Ngabila Salama.

The vulnerable groups in question are babies under five years old (toddlers), pregnant women, elderly people aged 45-59 years and the elderly over 60 years old.

Based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 11.55 WIB, Jakarta occupies the first position as the city with the worst air in the world.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is at 163 or is categorized as unhealthy with PM2.5 air pollution.