Weak Health Information System
The spread of diphtheria in a number of regions shows that there is a big problem in public health service.
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Diphtheria vaccinations are administered at Syarif Hidayatullah Hospital in South Tangerang on Wednesday. The vaccinations, for children aged 1 to 19, are being given for free until Dec. 29.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The spread of diphtheria in a number of regions shows that there is a big problem in public health service. The fact that a health information system has not been built in Indonesia makes the government’s response in handling the extraordinary occurrence seem reactionary and slow.
“The government has not invested enough in building a public health system and maintaining the quality of health of the children of Indonesia,” said Ede Surya Darmawan, chairman-elect of the Indonesian Public Health Experts Association, in Jakarta, on Friday.