Pollution – Govt prepares 740 health facilities to handle infections

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Well being Ministry has ready 740 well being services to deal with individuals affected by higher respiratory tract an infection (URTI) as a result of air air pollution in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek).

In response to a presentation made by Well being Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin throughout a working assembly with Fee IX of the Home of Representatives (DPR) right here on Wednesday, the ready well being services comprise 674 group well being facilities (puskesmas) and 66 hospitals.

The ministry has additionally readied the Persahabatan Central Normal Hospital (RSUP) in Jakarta.

“We now have requested skilled organizations and collegiums of pulmonary specialist docs to coach puskesmas docs to know lung ailments as a result of URTI might be handled at puskesmas, and we are going to be certain that the tools is on the market,” he mentioned in a written assertion launched right here on Wednesday.

Pneumonia, in the meantime, have to be dealt with at hospitals as a result of it requires an X-ray gadget to diagnose, he added. He assured that pneumonia therapy might be carried out in any respect hospitals in Jabodetabek.

He additional mentioned that the puskesmas are unfold throughout a number of areas in Jabodetabek, specifically 333 in Jakarta, 44 in Tangerang District, 39 in Tangerang Metropolis, 38 in Depok Metropolis, 25 in Bogor Metropolis, 101 in Bogor District, 48 in Bekasi Metropolis, and 46 in Bekasi District.

The Ministry of Well being has additionally been lively in making ready promotive and preventive efforts, together with educating the group in regards to the signs of URTI.

As well as, individuals are being inspired to put on masks whereas finishing up outside actions when the air high quality is poor.

“We give the advice to put on a masks that may filter PM 2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of two.5 micrometers or much less) as a result of that is the smallest,” he mentioned.

“If outdoors, (individuals) can use a KF 94 or KN 95 masks, but when indoors, (individuals) ought to use an air air purifier to wash the mud from outdoors,” he added.

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