Central Jakarta Administration, Tuesday (7/23), launched Polio National Immunization Week at RPTRA Harapan Mulia, Jalan Lingkar Sukasari RT 12/04, Harapan Mulya Urban Village, Kemayoran. The program that will end on August 17 targets 65,000 children.

Our target is to achieve at least 95 percent

Central Jakarta Health Sub-agency Head, Rismasari, explained RPTRA Harapan Mulia is chosen since Kemayoran Sub-district has the highest target of children to be immunized. The launch of the Polio PIN was carried out simultaneously throughout Indonesia and the ceremony was centered in Papua Province.

"The launching of this program is also to commemorate National Children Day," she said.

Residents of Central Jakarta who want to get vaccine for their children, are able to visit Posyandu, Pos Timbang, kindergarten school and PAUD appointed to hold the program.

In order to reach all children of polio immunization age, Risma admitted that she is assisted by professional organizations such as IBI, PPNI IDAI and IDI as well as health cadres.

It is targeted that immunization will be carried out on 3,400 children in the Kemayoran Sub-district area and between 1,300 and 1,500 children in seven other sub-districts throughout Central Jakarta.

"Our target is to achieve at least 95 percent of the target number of polio immunizations. Hopefully it can be 100 percent," she hoped.

Central Jakarta Deputy Mayor, Chaidir, appealed to residents who have children aged 0 to eight years less than one day to bring their children to the program implementation location so they can access vaccination.

"Our children are the next generation. They will carry the baton of our struggle for the next 10 to 20 years and we must really protect them," he stated.