The North Seribu Islands Sub-district Health Center or Puskesmas intensifies surveillance of malaria risk factors on six resort islands. It aims to prevent and treat malaria in Seribu Islands.

We need to take preventive measures

North Seribu Islands Sub-district Puskesmas' Community Health Effort Implementation Unit Head, Ratu Juwita said it is a routinr agenda on residential and resort islands.

"The island region is very vulnerable to malaria because there are many places that can become nests for Anopheles mosquitoes. Hencrle, we routinely do prevention and mapping of malaria-receptive areas," she explained, Monday (9/23).

She detailed those islands were namely Pantara, Bintang, Matahari, Dolphin, Kayu Angin Putri, and Kaliage.

"After the inspection, we found Anopheles mosquito larvae on Kayu Angin Putri Island and Aedes Aegypti on Bintang Island," she explained.

At the same time, socialization was also conducted to resort owners to hold prevention and implement 3M Plus (menguras (draining), menutup (covering), and mengubur (burying)).

"We need to take preventive measures, thus there are no places or locations that can become nests for mosquito larvae," she added.

Then it also involved elements from Jakarta Health Agency, Seribu Islands Health Sub-agency, and sub-district ranks.

"We want resort owners and the community to be more aware and concerned about malaria and dengue fever, and to be able to take early preventive measures by eliminating mosquito nests in Seribu Islands," he uttered.

North Seribu Islands Sub-district Head, Angga Saputra supports malaria risk factor surveillance activities. It was important for residents so that they know the dangers of transmission, symptoms, and prevention of malaria.

"For all of the Population Islands, we keep intensifying the Mosquito Nest Eradication (PSN). Alhamdulillah (thank God), until now, there is still zero transmission of malaria and dengue," he closed.