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    Machine translated from Depkes, It is interesting that Indonesia refers to IHR 2005 for the timely reporting of 'flu swine disease' . . .

    Prepare Oseltamivir in the department of health and health Hospitals
    30 Apr 2009

    Ministry of Health continuously follow the development of health care that occurred in the world by collecting data and information and scientific studies from various sources. According to the Director General Prof. P2PL MOH. Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Sp.P., MARS, according to International Health Regulation 2005, the WHO's member countries have a focal point which automatically get a report on the development of flu swine disease (swine flu) that occurs in Mexico and many other parts of the world.

    Although the disease caused by swine flu virus H1N1 has not been found in Indonesia, but the MOH has taken various steps that preparedness does not go to Indonesia and the anticipation penanggulangnnya. Director of Disease Control of Animals brought MOH Director General P2PL dr. Rita Kusriastuti, M.Sc. MOH says oseltamivir has distributed to all health, hospital referral bird flu, Port Health Office, Environmental Health Engineering Center, Dinkes Regency / City and the Province of essentially the same as the drug response to bird flu H5N1. While the MOH is also still in the available stock of oseltamivir.
    MOH also set up 100 hospitals that are able to handle the case of swine flu. Each hospital has a patient isolation room, ventilator, drugs and some other health facilities including APD (Arts Tool Pelndung) for health, clear off. Rita.

    Simulation of pandemic influenza episenter have also twice performed with the goal to increase the capacity and ability of the government and the community in anticipating when truly pandemic occur.

    Swine flu symptoms similar to bird flu, including fever, cough cold, sluggish, tired, sore throat, shortness of breath or rapid breath, may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Penularannya way through the air and also through direct contact with patients with the inkubasinya 3 to 5 days, said dr. Rita

    Therefore, the community dihimbau swine flu to cautious behavior by maintaining clean and healthy living, close the nose and mouth when sneezing, washing hands with soap after beraktivitas, and immediately examined health when experiencing symptoms of flu. For people who have to travel to countries with swine flu, health examined suggested to the nearest health facility, firm dr. Rita.

    According to WHO records 29 April 2009 already 9 countries that have a swine influenza A/H1N1 cases with 148 cases. In the United States are reported based on laboratory examination found 91 cases with one death. In Mexico reported 26 positive cases, 7 of them died.

    Seven countries that also reported cases of swine influenza A, namely Austria (1 case), Canada (13 cases), Germany (3 cases), Israel (2 cases), New Zeland (3 cases), Spain (4 cases) and in the UK ( 5 cases) than in Mexico and the United States.

    This broadcast by Central Public Communication, Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For more information you can contact via the phone number / fax: 021-52907416-9 and 52921669, or e-mail address puskom.publik @ yahoo.co.id.




    List of the 100 hospitals can be found here: http://www.depkes.go.id/downloads/rs%20rujukan%20fb.pdf

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    Re: DEPKES: Indonesia Prepares for Human Swine Flu Cases


    Paramedics told to take precautions against H1N1


    Saturday, 16 May 2009

    JAKARTA: The Health Agency is urging officials at public health centers and hospitals across the capital to arm themselves with necessary uniforms to prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus.

    \"Paramedic officials are prone to infections ... In some cases abroad, they were the first to contract the disease. They need to be more careful,\" Health Agency official Ida Bagus Nyoman Banjar said Friday.

    \"We urge these officials to take added precautions, like using appropriate bodily protection, especially when handling patients infected with influenza-like illness,\" Ida said, adding that the agency had distributed more than 73,000 Tamiflu vaccines to public health centers and hospitals across the city.

    Ida also confirmed that so far no H1N1 cases had been recorded in Jakarta.

    The agency, however, has prepared five hospitals to take care of H1N1 virus-infected patients, namely

    Sulianti Saroso Hospital in North Jakarta,
    Persahabatan and Duren Sawit in East Jakarta,
    Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta and
    Cengkareng Hospital, West Jakarta.

    Source : The Jakarta Post

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