Minister of Health: Do not be afraid of child immunization

When visiting Pandeglang (29/04), Minister of Health (Menkes), Nilla F Moeloek, asked all Indonesian people not to be afraid to immunize their children.
In addition, it is expected to always maintain the cleanliness of the surrounding environment, to prevent the spread of malaria mosquitoes. Thus, the malaria-free Indonesia target of 2030 can be realized.

"So I ask the Governor and the Regent to alert the public," said Nilla F Moeloek, Minister of Health, in commemorating the World Immunization Week and World Malaria Day Commemoration at Sohibul Barokah Building, Kaduhejo Sub-district, Pandeglang Regency, Banten, 29/04/2018).
In addition to maintaining environmental hygiene, residents were asked to use mosquito nets in his bedroom, to prevent the bite of malaria mosquitoes, during sleep.
"Mosquitoes may be our enemy, the cleanliness in our environment can be done, we do together," he said.

In addition, Nila suggests to plant flowers that are not preferred by mosquitoes. This could be a natural way of preserving the environment from the spread and breeding of malaria mosquitoes.
"Not only lavender to prevent, pandanus can also, tai kotok chicken flowers, mosquitoes also do not like it," he explained.
While in Banten itself, the number of infants or children who have been immunized to reach three million inhabitants. However, there are still other problems, such as there are some groups of fanatism who are reluctant to be immunized. In addition, for urban areas, such as in Tangerang Raya, people are busy working, so they do not have time to give immunizations to their children.
Related malaria mosquito, in Lebak and Pandeglang regency, still found malaria disease.
"Although the accident rate is relatively low, hopefully in 2019, Banten Province can eliminate and be declared free of malaria," said Wahidin Halim, Governor of Banten, in the same place on Sunday (29/04/2018).