Bali eliminate costs in the 2010 Health

Bali Provincial Government will eliminate the cost of health care began in 2010. Costs that are required of Rp250 billion in the year.

"The funds of Rp250 billion will be taken from budget Bali in 2010, so that all people enjoy free health services," said Bali Governor Made Mangku pastika in Denpasar.

When a meeting with 18 members of the Commission II of DPR RI, led by deputy head, Drs Idrus Marham, he said, health care free for the whole society Bali is expected to be realized next year.

Pemprov Bali, he said, before eliminate health services to the general public, health teams had conducted 6000 times to visit remote rural areas.

"Health services held each one every month to each village in Bali with the target is able to improve public health degrees. Integrated team doctor visits each time to serve not less than 200 residents of the local community," he said.

According to him, the team of medical doctors a number of specialists, general practitioners and paramedics with medicines to provide adequate services for free.

Governor Pastika explains, integrated health care team is special to have cataract operations to serve the residents of 1000 is not sufficient in the year 2009.

From the target, he said, up to now has reached 800 people who already can see the good, the previous blind or vision disturbed.

He says, cataract surgery services for the community less able to piece it together with the ordinary citizens who served during this Indra Hospital in Denpasar.

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Thousands prepared Tami Flu in North Sumatra

Anticipate the occurrence of pandemic H1N1 virus A-or better known as the swine flu in North Sumatra, Sumatra Province Health Office to set up thousands of North tami flu tablets. To date, 49 people have been declared as the presumed A-H1N1 virus, with seven of them expressed positive.

According to the Head of Public Health North Sumatra Candra Syafei, institutions circular has spread to the local Public Health district / city-related preparedness anticipate the spread of the virus A-H1N1. "Despite all of these cases are presumed to be in Medan, the entire Public Health district / city has requested our members anticipate the possibility of readiness spread viruses A-H1N1," said Candra in Medan, on Thursday (16 / 7).

He said, one of the preparedness of the Province of North Sumatra Health Office, among others, set up with 3200 tami flu tablets in each district / city. "Meanwhile in North Sumatra Province Health Office, we have set up a spare tablet tami flu tablets of 70,200," he said.

Until now, there are seven of the positive A-H1N1 virus is treated in RSUP Adam Malik Medan. "Seven people are part of the 21 people treated in RSUP Adam Malik. Meanwhile, 28 other people presumed still undergoing outpatient," said Candra.

According to Candra, the vaccine-virus A H1N1 has not been completed is made by the World Health Organization or WHO. Vaccine, the more Candra, new may be distributed throughout the world in September-October to come. For that, according Candra, tami flu tablet which is used for people with bird flu, still be prepared for them with the A-H1N1 virus.

In addition, Candra also ask the central government seriously anticipate the spring of A-H1N1 virus, WHO certainly has not given the vaccine virus to create timely. On the other hand, Candra go, this year's Hajj season also begins at the end of September to mid October.

One must seriously question the government, among others, our fate congregation on pilgrimage this year. "Indeed, I believe, in Saudi Arabia also sure the team will be prepared to anticipate the spread of this virus," he said.

Provincial Health Office said Candra Sumut also has requested the health office in the district / city still do surveillance such as observation and watched the treatment of patients to the hospital and local health clinic. Surveillance is mainly for those who are experiencing symptoms of influenza and respiratory tract inspection (ISPA). "The experience that they ili (influenza like illness)," he said.

At Polonia Airport, which is one of the incoming passengers from overseas to North Sumatra, according to Candra not only been thermo detector to detect the body temperature of passengers, but also started using body clearance disinfectant.

In addition to body temperature is detected, the passenger who is also from overseas, will be exposed to spray with alcohol. Passengers also would be fair to the complainant's health whilst abroad, it is important that this case more easily detected, said Candra.

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Another H1N1 suspect hospitalized in Bandung

Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, is treating another patient in its isolation ward who is suspected of having contracted the H1N1 flu virus, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.

Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, is treating another patient in its isolation ward who is suspected of having contracted the H1N1 flu virus, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.

Cissy RS Kantaprawira, the hospital's director, said Wednesday that a 37-year-old woman identified only by her initial E, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday night after being referred by a doctor with a private practice.

Cissy said that the woman had throat sickness and a fever. She had just arrived from a trip to Singapore on Sunday and felt sick.

The hospital has sent the patient's nose and throat swabs to the Health Ministry's lab in Jakarta, and is still waiting for sample test results from the Ministry.

The Bandung hospital has treated two other H1N1 flu suspects since Saturday

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Local tourist hospitalized in Bali on suspected H1N1 infection

A 33-year-old man from Jakarta, who was on vacation in Bali, has been treated at an isolation ward in Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar.

I Gusti Lanang Suartana, the hospital's head of medical service, said Saturday that the hospital admitted Rahmat Irwansyah on Friday evening.

“We area still waiting for result from his rapid test,” he said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

The hospital is also treating a19-year-old American Michaela Partin, who has been suspected of contracting the H1N1 flu.(thejakartapost)

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