Impact Non- Health pandemic Bird Flu

FRIDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2009 | 21:07 WIB
STONE, FRIDAY - In the film a few scenes seen in a village in Bali rage, because in the last few weekends they do not have access to economic development.

Social and economic paralysis in the village, including the tourism and the arts become a mainstay of government revenue in the province of Bali.

Foreign and domestic tourists are forbidden entrance to the village, including local communities Bali itself. Community in the village also can not go out to other regions. Needs for food, they get a shipment from the local government.

Movies that show the impact of pandemic bird flu in a region that cause social disruption. This movie tells that if the bird flu pandemic is the status, not only impact on the health problems, but also on non health.

Broad impact of a bird flu pandemic is revealed in the second day national workshop in Batu, 10-13 February, with the theme "Simulation pandemic influenza response." Activities that are held with the Public Health Jatim supported Unicef, Komnas Bird Flu Control and Preparedness Facing pandemic influenza (FBPI) followed by the messenger of the government and private institutions.

In the simulation, the participants consisting of elements from the government and the private sector is divided into several groups according to its assignment to identify the various possible if barada East Java in a bird flu pandemic.

Group presentations on transportation, telecommunications and tourism presented by the show Endah, an area will be distracted because of all the sectors affected.

"Access delayed due to economic limitations of social interaction, limiting the distribution of goods and services, and terganggunya the business world," said Endah.

If you are a bird flu pandemic occurs, the government will not restrict people to stay out so that there is no economic activity. Moreover, if the area is to be diisolasi, then there will be no supply of food from outside.

"In situations like that, there will be a situation not stabilized in the community. Society will snatch food, so need to involve the police and military apparatus," said Hendy, a critic of defense and security themes.

Therefore, he said, in a situation like that, need the efficiency in all areas, including the utilization of food in foreign rice to ensure food needs remain terpenuhinya community.

Vice Chairman of the Executive FBPI dr Emil Agustiono MKes also revealed that the bird flu pandemic is indeed very influential on many aspects.

"All public services will be paralyzed. However, we may not be 100 percent of the impact of it, but we can reduce its impact," he said.

Deputy Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare was revealed that in dealing with this problem need a better coordination of all the parties in an area affected by bird flu pandemic.

Therefore, according to him, at this time is very urgent for the local committee was formed FBPI that occur if a bird flu pandemic can be directly taken steps with all the components involved in various sectors of government, private sector, and communities.

He explained, because it comes off the virus from poultry, then the local government should make a regulation on poultry. Through the regulation of traffic can be arranged by the birds out into the area.

"With the regulations can be set to birds that sent to other regions truly free of disease, including the birds into the area," he said.

In addition, he said, must also be prevented so that the birds were not out of an area through the port is not official. If the port is not official, the poultry disease that can not be terpantau.

"It is not easy to make regulations that must be because there is agreement between the government and people through its representative in the Legislative," he said.

Workshop on the simulation of pandemic influenza, said Emil, it is one of the efforts to bring all elements of the community to alert the possibility of pandemic bird flu.

Moreover, he said, bird flu pandemic cycles that occur between 20 and 40 years. Available records, pandemic influenza is the first time happened years 1918-1919 with the name of spain flu that caused the death of 40 million to 50 million people.

Then, 37 years later, the Asian flu emerged, ie, in the year 1957 can be a victim soul two million to four million people and then Hong Kong flu emerged in 1968 with the 1 million victims. With the view that the cycle pandemic, it does not close the possibility of pandemic will occur in the years of this.

"To this kesiapsagaan, Komnas FBPI will conduct a comprehensive skills training to cope with bird flu of islands in East Java with the involvement of the TNI AL, TNI AD, the Office of Health and the other in May 2009 in Surabaya and the Madurese," he said.

Meanwhile, Unicef Representative East Java and NTB is also concern in the effort to put the handling in case of pandemic bird flu in East Java with the program and the simulation.

"Socialization and simulation activities in 2009 is our budgeting about 300 thousand U.S. dollars in order to protect children from the dangers of influenza virus," said Unicef Representative Representative Head East Java and NTB, D. Sinung Kristanto.

According to him, a year ago also the simulation activities with the funds hamir same. Region that is the focus attention Tulungagung, Kediri Regency and City and District and Mojokerto.

"This is because the fifth case there was bird flu that befall humans. We provide training on the teachers, women's organizations and artists involved, namely the Kartolo invited to make 'parikan' (libretto Javanese) influenza problem with the message," he said .

He points out, his side to give attention to the problem because the culture still often let children play with the birds without any protection.

"We advise that children keep away birds and always wash hands with soap. We also know that water can be used as soap to clean the cage of birds," he said.

In addition, he said, the data show that 119 people from bird flu in Indonesia who died, 60 to 70 persennya are children. "Since 2005, bird flu cases in Indonesia is 145 cases and 119 people who died," he said.