Urban Village Heads Asked to Encourage Residents to Be Independent Jumantik
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
South Jakarta Mayor, Munjirin instructed urban village heads to actively monitor Jumantik cadres to make serious preventive measures for eradicating mosquito breeding grounds in residents' homes.
They are also assigned to invite locals to become independent Jumantik, which aims to stop dengue outbreak
"They are also assigned to invite locals to become independent Jumantik, which aims to stop dengue outbreak," he expressed, Sunday (2/27).
He asserted the RT/RW chairmen in South Jakarta were expected to support Jumantik cadres who encounter obstacles in monitoring mosquito larvae in residents' homes.
Health Sub-agency Continues to Optimize Dengue Prevention"We want them (RT/RW) to approach residents who refuse the arrival of Jumantik cadres to check for mosquito larvae in their homes," he asserted.
He explained the high number of dengue fever cases in South Jakarta was due to changes in the weather.
"For this reason, we invite locals to independently eradicate mosquito nests inside and outside their respective homes," he explained.
As for the information, the number of dengue fever cases in South Jakarta from January to the end of February 2022 was 237 cases. The highest occurred during January 2022 reached 184 cases.
