Conscious of Bird Flu in the School Dikampanyekan

Conscious of Bird Flu in the School Dikampanyekan
Kamis, 13 November 2008 05:37

Thousands of elementary school students (primary school) in seven provinces have education prevention and handling of the bird flu that is integrated in the learning activities in the classroom through related subjects such as the Natural Sciences (IPA).
"Campaign or socialization on the prevention of bird flu in elementary school students in the early stages have been implemented in seven provinces with high prevalence of bird flu, and then gradually to other areas in the province. Seven provinces, namely, Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, Bali, NTT, Banten, West Java and North Sumatra, "said Director of kindergartens and primary schools, Mudjito the road in Jakarta, Wednesday (12/11).
National Education Ministry, he said, want to instill the concept of bird flu in the early primary school students (primary school) and learning about bird flu, how the prevention and handling of the case have been tested to be integrated in the learning.
He said, before learning about the bird flu is given to students of primary, then the target of introducing the disease is given to primary school teachers, principals, supervision of kindergarten / elementary school, the education office for the sub and then presented to the students through learning school.

"Target our understanding of diseases such as bird flu is not only understood by people and students in urban areas, but all the residents in remote areas to understand the true danger of transmission of the disease and early death may be able to do prevention. Concern want this which may begin as early start elementary school level, "said Mudjito.
One that is quickly spread of bird flu (Avian Influenza / AI) caused by infection with the H5N1 virus.
Development of data cases of bird flu in Indonesia is following in 2005, there are 20 cases of AI and 13 people died, in 2006 there were 55 cases and 45 died, in 2007 there were 42 cases and 37 people died, in the years 2008 to October, there are 20 cases and 17 people died. Total cases in Indonesia until October 2008 as, 137 cases and 112 people died.
Bird Flu Awareness in Primary School (BAPS). Introduction about the dangers of bird flu in elementary school students conducted in cooperation with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is implemented by the Agency Technical Cooperation (Deutsche Gesselschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit, GTZ) through a "Bird Flu Awareness in Primary Schools (BAPS).
"Activity in BAPS, including the development of system integration training materials to the bird flu in learning in primary schools for principals and teachers and the development of learning materials that integrate the bird flu in the subjects in primary school," he said.