Because Expensive the Government of the Production Personally the Bird Flu Vaccine

Health News Wed, 18 Mar 2009

The increase in the number of patients of the bird flu sufferer in Indonesia that was not matched by the number of bird flu vaccines that must in import from Japan, made the government initiating to produce personally the bird flu vaccine. These efforts were carried out by the government also to press the high price of the bird flu vaccine from the Japanese country.

According to RI Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari said in the near future the government will erect the building in the campus of Unair Surabaya as the centre for the production of the vaccine of the bird flu illness. “ at this time has begun the production of the bird flu vaccine. With developed site the virus to be known the number of mulberrys of the bird flu vaccine that would dibuat” he said.

Siti Fadilah Supari explained production efforts of the local vaccine for the bird flu sufferer were government efforts that at this time must receive the support of all the sides, because this was the first time Putra the nation made the flu vaccine burung” we must be proud of could make this vaccine kind. Because beforehand for the production of the bird flu vaccine always in the domination by Jepang” he continued. Technically, at this time has been developed site the vaccine (the cause) bird flu where from site this vaccine could be known by the method and the vaccine kind that will be made in accordance with the condition for the sufferer. ” was this vaccine was adapted to the condition for the sufferer. Compared with belonging to Japan this vaccine kind got along well with the Indonesia community" he added.

In the meantime, in his visit to East Java, RI Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari praised pemProv East Java that budgeted especially for the allocation of the fund of APBD East Java in 2009, for the handling of the flu sufferer burung” this ought to be copied by the area lain” he said. Moreover, the Health Minister praised the side of RSUD Dr. Soetomo was the only hospital that provided the special room for the sufferer of the bird flu illness. “ I the salute was the same East Java, for his care for the bird flu sufferer. Moreover will be heard by me from the East Java governor apart from RSUD Dr. Soetomo eventually the room of the bird flu sufferer will also be made all over the community health centre in East Java. This showed the East Java Provincial Government was indeed serious to wage war on the illness kind ini” he stated.