Dinkes: Education for Prevention of Acute Kidney Diseases in Children Keeps Being Intensified

The Central Jakarta Health Sub-agency continues to intensify education about prevention and treatment efforts to anticipate mysterious acute kidney diseases in children through various health services.

The socialization aims to make them understand and be able to educate residents

According to Rismasari, Sub-agency Head of Central Jakarta Health, education was given to make residents know the cause of the mysterious acute kidney disease, including efforts to prevent and treat children with fever.

He stated the Jakarta Health Agency (Dinkes) has also held online socialization for all cadres such as integrated health services post (Posyandu), dasawisma, Jumantik (wiggler hunter), PKK (Family Welfare Movement), Early Awareness Society Forum (FKDM), and RT/RW administrators last week.

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"The socialization aims to make them understand and be able to educate residents about efforts to prevent mysterious acute kidney disease by implementing a clean and healthy lifestyle. We also educate children who have a fever by bringing them to the hospital to be examined and get drugs according to indications, doses, rules for use, and understand the side effects caused," she expressed, Tuesday (10/25).

Her party also plays a role in monitoring, coaching, and controlling health facilities, drug stores, and pharmacies in Central Jakarta.

"We instruct the health team at more than 67 health facilities, namely health centers, hospitals, and dozens of independent clinics spread across eight sub-districts, temporarily not recommend giving syrup to children until a decision is issued from the competent authority to allow the distribution of drugs," she explained.

The same action was also made to more than 200 pharmacies and drug stores operating in eight sub-districts throughout Central Jakarta.

"We will also report to the relevant agencies if pharmacies or drug stores are still selling children's heat-reducing syrup," she said.