Indah Setiawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 02/05/2010 9:27 PM
The city health agency is gearing up to face a spike in dengue fever attacks as 914 cases have been recorded in two months.
Agency head Dien Emawati said on Friday her agency would provide 20 beds and medical staff in five community health centers, including in Ciracas in East Jakarta, Cempaka Putih in Central Jakarta and Cilincing in North Jakarta.
“We will give priority to health centers that are far from hospitals. The patients won’t need to go to the hospital so we can reduce the burden on hospitals,” she said.
Dien added that doctors and nurses who would be assigned to the health centers would be selected from 313 new medical workers who were recruited last year.
The agency reported that the number of dengue fever cases reached 914 as of Feb. 3 this year, a 25 percent decline from the same period last year.
The first two months of 2009 saw 1,202 cases, with total incidents reaching 18,000.
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