Face pandemic influenza

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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Mataram, [NEWSLINKweb]

The Indonesian Government is being prepared for possible global influenza pandemic in the future, through a variety of preparedness plans and national pandemic influenza response commensurate with the global strategy.

Head of Executive (Kalakhar) National Commission (Komnas) Bird Flu and Pendemi Influenza (FBPI), Dr Bayu Krisnamurthi, revealed that in the National Workshop Response Simulation pandemic influenza, which is in the area of tourism diselenggerakan Senggigi, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara ( NTB), Tuesday.

"Indonesia is the first country to do that against pandemic influenza preparedness among the activities through the national response and the simulation conducted in 10 cities covering 14 provinces," said Bayu before national workshop participants who came from the Province of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara.

According to Bayu, the national workshop is part of the government's efforts to improve coordination with the central region in the face pemerinah possible global influenza pandemic in the future.

NTB province is host to the first 27-29 Januai since 2009, which will be followed in the nine cities, which covers 11 provinces in Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Papua.

Preparedness program and a national pandemic influenza response is received support from the United Nations Institute for the affairs of children (Unicef), which supported the Government of Canada.

"We will never be truly ready to face a global influenza pandemic, but we can do our best to reduce the impact or no real effort to save many lives," he said.

Bayu who is also Deputy Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of Agriculture and Marine said, experts fear the H5N1 virus causing bird flu can be bermutasi form that will spread easily antarmanusia.

The likelihood that a global influenza pandemic melatari become very important and is being discussed in various parts of the world.

Experts also remind that the pandemic may also be caused by a virus bermutasinya other types, so that is when the pandemic occurs millions of people around the world with the disease can cause death and economic losses reaching triliunan the U.S. dollar.

153,000 died

Specifically in Indonesia, Bayu estimate influenza pandemic that will lead to at least 153-thousand people died, at least 50 thousand other people, or approximately 1,500 people each province requires ventilator that escape from the attack influennza pandemic.

"We also do not know when and where the pandemic will occur, but experts agree that the pandemic could happen again, so we should encourage all sectors of standby ready," he said.

Therefore, Bayu added, the Government of Indonesia since early preparedness plan and formulate a national pandemic influenza response is commensurate with the global strategy.

Komnas FBPI endeavored to work together UN agencies such as Unicef and the Indonesian and Canadian International Development Agency (Government of Canada Assistance Agency for International Development).

Bayu also claims against the Government salut NTB that has been working to increase understanding of pandemic influenza preparedness, even though the new focus on administrative and technical aspects.

NTB Provincial Government has issued a decision on the governor's control, and bird flu task force to fight bird flu and the disease that comes from animals (zoonosis) other. (An / z)