Indonesia Tighten Up Rabies Control in Sumbawa Ahead of MXGP in June
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14 April 2022 22:16 WIB
Training on Rabies Treatment with One Health Approach
A total of 98 (51 men and 47 women) representatives of animal and human health personnel from 24 sub-districts in Sumbawa Regency participated in the TAKGIT training. The training provided participants with the necessary education on how to properly handle rabies bites and cases, as well as visits to Animal Health Centres (Pusat Kesehatan Hewan - Puskeswan) and Community Health Centres (Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat - Puskesmas) designated as rabies control centers.
"Although the death rate in humans due to rabies is very high, it can be prevented by early treatment of bite cases from animals that transmit rabies through the administration of Anti-Rabies Vaccine (VAR) and Anti Rabies Serum (SAR) in health facilities, such as Community Health Centres (Puskesmas) and hospitals”, said Sitti Ganefa Pakki, Head of the Zoonoses Sub-directorate, Ministry of Health in Jakarta.
Training on Rabies Integrated Bite Case Management in Sumbawa island (FAO/Saskia Soedarjo/2022)
All of these efforts are carried out by the Government in close collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
“FAO is committed to working closely together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and subnational governments by providing the necessary support for effective rabies control in Indonesia”, said Rajendra Aryal, FAO Representative in Indonesia and Timor Leste.
”Rabies is a lethal disease that may disproportionately bring devastating impacts to rural and farming communities, and we need to take immediate action to control this deadly disease”, added Aryal.
Khairul Arifin, Head of Office of Livestock and Animal Health Service of West Nusa Tenggara Province, thanked the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, and FAO for conducting this activity. "We hope that this rabies control activity can help us achieve our target of having rabies-free Sumbawa as well as the success of the MXGP event. This will encourage economic growth in Sumbawa island", added Khairul.
FAO has been collaborating with the Government of Indonesia in controlling rabies in several provinces since 2011 through awareness raising, capacity building Dog Population Management (DPM) pilot programs, and provision of vaccines and information systems using the One Health approach maintaining a close human-animal-environment interface.
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