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Dengue Fever, Burden on National Economy
A patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever is treated at the Doris Sylvanus Regional General Hospital in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan. The number of dengue fever patients in Central Kalimantan, mostly children, has gradually dropped, although it is still high.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Treatment costs and loss of productive time caused by dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) has put a burden on the national economy, despite the disease being preventable.
The high prevalence of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Indonesia puts a burden on the national economy, despite the infectious disease being preventable through eradication of mosquito larvae. Policies to control the disease have yet to be effectively implemented.