Anti-Snake Venom Serum Available in 7 Jakarta Hospitals
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17 December 2019 11:23 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta administration has distributed anti-snake venom serum across a number of hospitals in the city following a plethora of cobra snake discoveries within urban environments across the Greater Jakarta area.
For the moment, the serum has yet been distributed to community health centers (Puskesmas).
“There are seven hospitals that administer the anti-snake venom serum in Jakarta that comprises; RSUD Tarakan, RS Suyoto, RSUP Fatmawati, RSUD Cengkareng, RS Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM), RSPI Sulianti, and RS Fatmawati," said Head of West Jakarta Health Agency, Kristi Watini, on Monday, December 16.
Kristi said that the serums would only be eligible to be administered for snakebite victims. She also said that a number of hospitals will charge for the serum while others will give the treatment for free.
“RSCM will charge Rp900,000 while RS Fatmawati charges Rp595,000 for the anti-snake venom serum. Hospitals that administer the serum without charge, for instance, is RSPI Sulianti for patients covered under the BPJS (national healthcare),” said Kristi.
Areas that have reported findings on cobra snakes include Royal Citayam Residence housing, Depok, Bogor City, East Jakarta, and South Jakarta.
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