Senin, 13 Desember 2010

The spirit of Partnership in World TB Day Commemoration


On the night of March 24, 1882, Robert Koch, a German scientist to present his findings in the form of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Night at the later date designated as a day of Tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, Robert Koch reminds his listeners would be terrible threat from tuberculosis.
 
128 years later, TB remains a public health problem in many countries around the world. Indonesia itself ranked third after India and China from 22 countries in the world with the highest number of TB patients. The challenge of tuberculosis of the world increasingly severe with rising cases of HIV infection / AIDS and the emergence of MDR TB (Multi Drug Ressistance), which has undergone TB drug resistance.
 
In this year, with the global theme "On The Move Against Tuberculosis, Innovate to Accelerate Action" or in Indonesian "Boost Innovation, Speed of action against Tuberculosis" TB Day commemoration took the spirit of partnership in the fight against tuberculosis in Indonesia. A series of events within the framework of advocacy, communication and social mobilization have been prepared by the Ministry of Health following NGO partners, social organization, which has been incorporated in the TB Partners Forum as PP Aisiyah, PPTI (Association of Tuberculosis Association of Indonesia), KNCV, NU, and others.
Top event of the World TB Day March 24, 2010 was marked by a national seminar with the theme of seminar was opened by Menkokesra discusses among other groundbreaking efforts towards universal access to TB services, the services of the DOTS strategy (Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse) on all levels of service quality, overcoming challenges TB in the future and the mobilization efforts of community participation in TB control. In the event that was also signed cooperation with PT. Social Security to include TB as a disease that will be covered under Social Security insurance scheme.
 
On the day before, March 23, 2010, will be the launch of MDR-TB services in Indonesia. Services for patients with MDR-TB has been started since August 2009 in two hospitals, namely Friendship Hospital, East Jakarta, and Dr. Soetomo, Surabaya. Service expansion is planned to be conducted this year to other areas.
 
In addition to seminars, a series of warning itself will be enlivened with Healthy Walking organized by the Executive Aisyiyah which will take place in the East Parking Senayan on March 28, 2010. Sub themes raised in these activities is "Save the Family of Tuberkulsosis". Planned activities will dihardiri by the Minister of Health, Affairs, State Minister and Chairman of BKKBN PP. In addition, a series of good media campaign using mass media and publications undertaken by Puskomlik, Promkes and KNCV also will accompany this year's TB Day commemoration. Number of active partners involved in TB Day commemoration, a reflection of the need for all elements of society work together to combat TB.

Articles you may require / need :

Tidak ada komentar:

Posting Komentar