Fear and social stigma are often the most important obstacles in dealing with tuberculosis. Many patients are reluctant to report with shame
Jakarta (Antara) – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that Klapanunggal Village, Bogor, was an example in the collective elimination of tuberculosis (TB) that must be simulated by other regions, because of its consistency in screening and accompanying TB patients.
In a statement received in Jakarta on Wednesday, Budi said that there were two people who died every five minutes because of tuberculosis.
TB, he said, is an infectious disease that can be healed, but is still the highest cause of death in Indonesia.
Therefore, he said, the Siaga TB village program was initiated as an attempt to accelerate one of the programs Quick victoryNamely the elimination of tuberculosis, given the high death of the disease.
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Budi emphasized the importance of early detection and treatment for completion as a key to controlling this disease. That is why, he said, it is important that the public takes four important steps to stop the spread of tuberculosis, namely finding patients, ensuring that taking care of treatment and providing prevention therapy for close contact.
TB treatment, he said, lasted six months and many pills were consumed. With patience, however, it can be passed on and the patient can heal.
He also gave special appreciation to the Klapanunggal -Dorps government for his consistency.
“I thank the village of Klapanunggal, because not all villages do this. Diligent looking for the affected (TB), make sure you take medicines until it is ready. Because if not, he is transferred, he is deadly,” he said.
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In the same statement, the head of the Special Development and Investigation Agency (Bappisus) Ram Marsudiyanto emphasized the importance of the role of the community in preventing the spread of tuberculosis.
“The government has a program Medical Free for birthdays. If there is a long cough family, weight loss, use a birthday moment to check with the puskesmas, “Ram said.
He invited the entire community to apply the throwing principle (find trees until they are healed), as well as monitoring and protecting others.
“Toss is the obligation of all of us. If there are children, women, family members, neighbors whose symptoms are similar, report this immediately so that it can be treated until it is healed,” he said.
He also reminded that people are not consumed by Hoaaks related to vaccines or treatment of the government.
According to him, fear and social stigma are often the most important obstacles when dealing with TB. Many patients are reluctant to report due to shame.
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