Jakarta, IO – June 15 of every year is commemorated as ASEAN Dengue Day (ADD). “ADD was initiated by ASEAN countries during their 19th Convention in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 30 October 2010. The 10 ASEAN countries at the time agreed on the ‘Jakarta Declaration Against Dengue’ to strengthen regional cooperation and commitment to dengue eradication.
Indonesia pioneered the ADD celebration by commemorating it on 15 June 2011. And that is why we commemorate ADD on 15 June every year,” declared dr. Imran Pambudi, MPHM, Minister of Health Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control’s Director of Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases, in the “Commemorating the ASEAN Dengue Day” press briefing on Monday (12/06/2023).
The purpose of commemorating ADD is to raise the people’s awareness of the dangers and negative complications with which dengue affects communities, families, and individuals; to serve as a medium of socializing and advocacy so that all individuals become involved in dengue control as part of their common responsibility.
“Everyone has their own important roles to play in fighting dengue: to promote and campaign with the most efficient prevention and control methods among stakeholders in the struggle against dengue; to improve joint cooperation and commitment among ASEAN Member State (AMS) efforts to prevent and control dengue in the ASEAN region over the long term; to expand AMS contribution to longterm, sustainable solutions to eliminate dengue, including using new and precise technology to detect and monitor it, as well as to control mosquito breeding,” dr. Imran continued.
This year’s national ADD theme is “Achieving a Dengue-Free Indonesia”. “The majority of dengue cases originate from Latin America and Southeast Asia. The WHO calls the dengue a neglected tropical disease. Not anymore, because we have a road map for reducing case fatality rate (CFR) from 0.80% in 2020 to 0% in 2030.
In Indonesia, one of our ADD sub-themes this year is ‘Save Our Generation from Dengue Deaths’, as 2022 data shows that out of the total of 143,184 cases and an incidence rate of 52.09 per 100,000 residents, there were 1,236 dengue deaths or 0.86%. The majority of deaths, a total of 63%, occurred among child and teen sufferers 0-14 years of age,” dr. Imran reported.
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Up to the 22nd week of 2023, no fewer than 35,694 dengue cases with 270 deaths were confirmed in 449 regencies and townships in 34 provinces. The provinces with the highest number of dengue cases reported are West Java, East Java, Bali, Central Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan, Bali and East Nusa Tenggara.
The five regencies and townships with the highest number of dengue cases are Denpasar city, Bandung city, Regency of Bima, Regency of Badung, Balikpapan city, with the highest death rate occurring in the Regency of Kendal, Regency of Bima, Regency of Probolinggo, Semarang city, and Regency of Blora. Highest CFR was found in the Regencies of Kaur (33.3%), Majene (25%), South Bangka (10.6%), Muara Enim (9.5%), and Sangihe Islands (8%).
