Immunization Program in East Jakarta Must Be Completed, Mayor Says
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
We will continue to work on how to complete it totally by the end of August
East Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar instructed the Health Sub-agency and health center to keep carrying out the National Child Immunization Month (BIAN) program to completion.
To get optimal results, he stated, the urban village heads, health centers, and Dasawisma should be collaborated maximally to provide door-to-door services to residents' homes who have toddlers aged 9 to 59 months.
Grogol Petamburan Sub-district to Open Vaccination and Immunization Tomorrow"We will continue to work on how to complete it 100 percent by the end of August," he said, Friday (8/19).
He also wanted them to intensify socialization and education about the importance of immunization for toddlers.
"If education and communication to the community go well, there will be no difficulty in achieving the 100 percent target," he explained.
Apart from immunizations for toddlers, he also instructed his staff to intensify socialization and supervision under health protocols in order to avoid a spike in Covid-19 cases.
"So, please educate all levels of society and invite them to curb the spread of Covid-19," he stressed.
