Klojen, MC – Nusa Indah Integrated Health Service Park, RW 04, Rampal Celaket Subdistrict, Klojen District, marked launch National Immunization Week (PIN) Malang City Level, Thursday (21/1).
Mayor of Malang H. Moch. Anton when helaunching PIN 2016 in Malang City conveyed that the golden generation must be formed since in the womb. That is why the immunization week is important and strategic to support this step.
He added that prevention is better done before something we don't want happens. "Immunization is very important and must be given since toddlers. Thus, we will have prime immunity, so that we can become individuals with potential," explained the man who is familiarly called Abah Anton, Thursday (21/1).
As many as 70 thousand babies are the target of PIN in Malang City, which is given free of charge from March 8-14, 2016. As informed, the Head of the Health Service (Dinkes) of Malang City, Dr. dr. Asih Tri Rahmi Nuswantari, MM, the immunization given is polio immunization.
"For Malang City, there are actually no polio cases, because this is a national program that still finds polio cases in several areas, namely only in Madura and Sukabumi. Therefore, PIN 2016 is focused on polio immunization," added Asih.
Even though this program emphasizes citizen activity, the Health Office (Malang City) will still carry out... mapping (mapping_ed) to anticipate the possibility of residents not showing up. "We don't want to be caught off guard, and all possibilities must be anticipated as early as possible," said the veiled woman. (say/yon)
