Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia- The Ministry of Health recorded a total of 24 cases of monkeypox (monkeypox) in Indonesia since smallpox was first discovered in August 2022.
Director of WHO Southeast Asia 2018-2020, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, said Mpox cases are a disease that has existed since 1958, only that in 2022 cases will continue to increase in various parts of the world, including Indonesia.
The main symptoms are various infectious skin disorders and begin with complaints of fever, headache and joint pain.
Meanwhile, the Director of Health Surveillance and Quarantine at the Ministry of Health, Achmad Farchanny, revealed a number of strategies for handling Mpox cases. Where the Ministry of Health has increased vigilance and detected cases as quickly as possible in all regional health facilities, especially in areas where there are confirmed cases, such as Jakarta, Bandung to Tangerang.
What is the development of the Mpox case like? What are the Ministry of Health’s steps to overcome this? For complete details, see Dina Gurning’s dialogue with the Director of Health Surveillance and Quarantine at the Ministry of Health, Achmad Farchanny and the Director of WHO Southeast Asia 2018-2020, Tjandra Yoga Aditama in Profit,CNBCIndonesia (Monday, 10/30/2023)