Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes that carries parasitic filarial worms. One of the efforts made at the national and global levels in the filariasis elimination program is the mass drug administration (MDA). This study aims to determine practice towards lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration among population at Pemayung Subdistrict of Batang…
Indonesia as a malaria endemic country is recommended to use Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) for P. vivax malaria. Confirmation of Chloroquine resistant and ACT efficacy for P. vivax need to be investigated for supporting malaria treatment policy. Papua and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) contribute the main malaria cases in Indonesia. To evaluate efficacy and safety of A…
Malaria outbreak or increase cases has came up very often inside or outside of Java Island. The increase malaria cases from Purbalingga Regency is reported remain high enough with 94 people sick in Panusupan Village and 37 people in Rembang Village Purbalingga Regency. Due to the reason, it is important to conduct a confirmation of malaria vector and another factors that take an imp…
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a vector control method which is safe to the environment and directed to specific target. The vector resistance against insecticide encourage the application of SIT in an effort to reduce the mosquito populations. Indicators and parameters of the population can be determined by the percentage of eggs sterility. Sterile egg is that does not contain embryo and us…
The results of the analysis of Basic Health Research in 2010, showed that Bantul District of Yogyakarta Province, is one of the 10 Districts/Municipalities in Indonesia bearing good Community Health Development Index of 0.69148. Community Health Development Index (CHDI) is a composite that describes the progress of health development, including maternal and child health. Based on the assump…
Research/development of surveillance model of climate change impact on health has been conducted on 2011. The objective of the research was to obtain surveillance model/system on health impact of climate change suitable in Indonesia. The research was designed as operational research and divided into several stages started with situational analysis, review of surveillance program, and finally dr…
Tuberculosis (pulmonary TB) is a deadly disease in the world. In Indonesia, TB is a major public health problem. Number of TB patients in Indonesia is the 3rd largest in the world after India and China with the number of patients approximately 10% of the total number of TB patients in the world. In 2007 approximately 75% of TB patients were the age group most economically productive (15-50 year…
Dengue Haemoragic Fever (DHF) was still a public health problem in Demak District, Central Java. In the year of 2012, there were 483 DHF cases and 6 of them were died. Based on those cases, there was no clear information how those cases spread related to environmental and demographic factor. This research aimed to do spatial analysis of DHF incidence then it was related to House Index (HI),…
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a vector control method which safe to the environment and directed to specific target. The resistance vector against insecticide encourage the aplication of TSM in an effort to reduce the mosquito population. Indicators and parameters of the population can be determined by the percentage of eggs sterility. Sterile egg is an egg that does not contain an embryo a…