FPH UI Helds Online Seminar on Mysterious Acute Hepatitis in Children, How is the Health Service System Prepared?

Coinciding with World Hepatitis Day, the Head of the Gastroenterology Division of the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI), Dr. dr. Muzal Kadim, Sp. A(K) said that Indonesia needed to be vigilant because currently, by looking at the Unknown Etiology (Mysterious) Hepatitis data in Indonesia until June 24, 70 cases were found with 6 deaths in 21 provinces.

“Meanwhile, the etiology is unknown, and the hypothesis suggests that Adenovirus 41F is found in 72% of cases. Transmission is found through fecal-oral transmission and droplets with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis (GEA) and respiration, as well as hepatitis in immunocompromised children,” said Dr. Muzal during the FPH UI series 14 online seminar presentation with the theme “Mysterious Acute Hepatitis in Children, How is the Health Service System Prepared?”.

At the online seminar on Saturday, July 2, 2022, the Chairman of the Expert Council of the Indonesian Association of Public Health Experts (IAKMI) was present, dr. Adang Bachtiar, M.P.H., D.Sc. Through his speech, dr. Adang said that by looking at a sensitive issue in society, such as hepatitis, it is necessary to strengthen the primary and secondary service system, which is expected to form one health and community self-sufficiency towards achieving good health status.

In line with dr. Adang, Dr. Ede Surya Darmawan, S.K.M., M.D.M., the Chair of IAKMI, also said that it was necessary to optimize the role of public health workers in handling mysterious hepatitis in primary health services.

Furthermore, Dr. dr. Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono, M.Sc., Secretary of the FPH UI Epidemiology Doctoral Study Program, explained the epidemiology of mysterious (unidentified) hepatitis. Doctor Tri Yunis Miko explained the challenges from 2020 to 2030, starting with service concepts, service integration, and new services, by looking at the continuum of care aspects, improving health status, which includes public health efforts and individual health efforts, as well as priority programs.

“Being the opening act after the 57th Anniversary of FPH UI, this activity was initiated by students who should be appreciated because they can adjust the competencies of public health graduates to achieve. These graduates will later contribute to decision-making in prevention and provide the right information for the community, especially hepatitis,” said FPH UI Student Affairs Manager Dien Anshari, S.Sos., M.Sc., Ph.D., in his remarks on this SEMOL series 14. This seminar is also expected to increase knowledge and provide new input for students and participants. (AHS)