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Indonesia spends 1 million USD on trials to prevent dengue spread

Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has allocated 16 billion IDR (around 1.03 million USD) for trials involving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia bacterium to check dengue spread in five Indonesian cities.
Indonesia spends 1 million USD on trials to prevent dengue spread ảnh 1Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin. (Photo: Indonesia's Ministry of Health)

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Ministry ofHealth has allocated 16 billion IDR (around 1.03 million USD) for trialsinvolving the use of mosquitos with Wolbachia bacterium to check dengue spread in fiveIndonesian cities.

Speaking at an online press conference on November 28after a meeting of the Cabinet, Minister of Health BudiGunadi Sadikin said the government has spent 16 billion IDR in five cities,including Semarang, West Jakarta, Bandung, Kupang and Bontang. In addition, the administration of each city targeted by the trials is spending around 500 millionIDR on the trials.

Sadikin said that the areas have been selected for thetrial run on account of their relatively high dengue case rates, which are abovethe global average of 10 per 100,000 population.

He said that beforeimplementing the method, the ministry disseminated information to thecommunity through advocacy with local community leaders. The community was alsoinvolved in preparing the eggs of mosquitos with Wolbachia./.

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