Jakarta (malangkota.go.id) – Malang City received the Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) award. This award was presented by the Indonesian Minister of Health Nila Djuwita F. Moeloek to the Mayor of Malang Drs. H. Sutiaji at the commemoration of World Environmental Health Day IX held at the Professor Suyudi Building, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Wednesday (2/10/2019).
In addition to the regional head, health workers (sanitarian_red) of Malang City also received awards. The appreciation from the Ministry of Health was given to Anita Reski D., Amd. Ling from the Polowijen Health Center, Blimbing District, Malang City.
"This (award) shows that the participation of Malang city residents in environmental cleanliness is very high. So I dedicate this award to the people of Malang City," said Sutiaji after the award ceremony.
The man who has a hobby of badminton added that the development program started from the bottom (bottom up) and community-based tend to be more sustainable (sustainable) and durable compared to programs that top down.
"And Malang City has been tested, measured and proven to have community-based development, as depicted in Kampung Warna-Warni, Kampung Glintung Go Green, Kampung Budaya Polowijen, and others," added Sutiaji.
Meanwhile, Indonesian Minister of Health Nila DF. Moeloek emphasized that the level of health is more influenced by environmental and behavioral factors.
"The composition of health levels is 30 percent due to behavioral factors, 40 percent environmental factors (sanitation and clean water), 20 percent from health services and 10 percent genetic factors. Therefore, the Ministry of Health's strategy is to massively develop germas (healthy living community movement). Which means touching on habits and behavior," he explained.
"How can we have a healthy environment if many people still defecate directly into the river. In fact, only 100 regions are recorded as having 28 percent ODF," said Minister Nila Moeloek.
He added that the disposal of feces that does not meet the requirements has a great influence on the spread of environmental-based diseases, so that to break the chain of transmission, engineering must be carried out on this access. In order for this effort to be successful, community access to (healthy) toilets must reach 100% in all communities. This condition is then better known as the term Open Defecation Free (ODF).
On World Environmental Health Day 2019, 19 awards were given to the best cities and districts in the Community-Based Total Sanitation program. For East Java, in addition to Malang City, Kediri City and Pamekasan Regency also received awards. (hms/yon)
