Medics Expected to Be Active in Socializing Dengue Fever to Residents
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Maria Inggita
Jakarta Assistant for Public Welfare (Askesra), Catur Laswanto expects Community Health Center (Puskesmas) medics to be more active to monitor and socialize residents about dengue fever prevention and transmission.
We have instructed all medics in Puskesmas and RSUD to participate actively by visiting settlement
He conveyed it while attending coordination meeting at City Hall with Puskesmas administrators who work in urban villages, sub-districts, regions, and RSUDs.
Pekojan Intensifies Eradication of Mosquito Nests"We have instructed all medics in Puskesmas and RSUD to participate actively by visiting settlements thus dengue transmission can be suppressed," he mentioned, Saturday (2/2).
He assessed, Puskesmas and RSUD medics should improve their synergy with urban villages, sub-districts, and public figures such as by eradicating mosquitoes nests (PSN) on the settlements.
"Medics can also educate residents door-to-door by inviting wiggler hunter (Jumantik) cadres," he said.
