Bekasi lack Bird Flu Drugs

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Jum'at, 06 Maret 2009 | 15:19 WIB

Handling bird flu patients in Bekasi, West Java, have problems because the drug Tamiflu from the Ministry of Health also have not yet. Medicine that is now consumed by a bird flu patient is presumed only from the help of PT Sampoerna 1500 capsule.

Head of Controlling Health Problems Health Office City of Bekasi drg Laniwati Setiadi said drug Tamiflu from the Ministry of Health has expired or expired per 29 February. "We even have made the destruction of the drug expiration have been exhausted that," said Laniwati, told Tempo, Friday (6 / 3).

Tamifu expire supply is 2005 assigned to the 30 community health centers and hospitals in the city of Bekasi. Health Office, said Laniwati, has sent a letter withdrawing the medicine Tamiflu to all health and hospitals, are collected immediately.

Head of Section Outbreak Disasters and Public Health City of Bekasi Herlin Susilawati said supply drugs for bird flu patients presumed practical assistance on Tamiflu's PT Sampoerna, the validity period konsumsinya four years.

Due to lack of supply, the distribution of Tamiflu are limited. Health Department to distribute directly, not via the shared community health centers and hospitals. "We only give to the patient and his family suspect," he said.

In fact, Herlin to continue, the potential spread of H5N1 virus are still high in all areas of the City of Bekasi. A large poultry origin outside the entrance Bekasi, is the main factor of high numbers of poultry transmission to humans.

Only in two months time, there have been three presumed bird flu patients died with symptoms of fever, sore throat, and shortness of breath. They are R, which citizens Karawang ago died Wednesday night at around 21:01 WIB; N, 4 years old, residents Pucung Bay, District of North Jakarta, died February 24, and A, 42 years old, residents Galaxi Estate, Pekayon Kelurahan, Kecamatan Selatan Bekasi , died early January.

While the patient is being treated in hospital is Hermina S, 29 years old, residents Kemakmuran Road, Margajaya district, South Jakarta.