Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Indonesia: W. Sulawesi: Hygiene underestimate disease accumulate

February 1, 2012
Majene, West Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The District Health Office Majene, West Sulawesi, assess most of the citizens in that area has not been too concerned with hygiene problems that often cause disease. Head of Health Office of Majene, Evawaty in Majene, Tuesday, claiming that the number of cases of disease reported in all government health facilities in the village or district level, most of the diseases listed comes to hygiene."Nearly 50 percent of the ailments that we handle in all health centers and Puskesdes (Village Health Center) relating to hygiene problems, including problems of diarrhea, vomiting, skin diseases, as well as several other diseases, "he said. He said this during the public still need to receive intensive socialization to be able to understand and get used to living in a clean environment to be able to avoid various diseases. The disease is caused by a lack of attention to hygiene is not too severe, but if this is allowed to drag on it will cause a considerable impact. "Basically disease caused not too bad and easy to overcome. But if occurs repeatedly and in a long time then it will result in a big enough, "explains Evawaty. In various forums, it makes the problem of health office hygiene as the main discussion so that bad habits are slowly be abandoned and replaced with a pattern of healthy and clean. "We also have expressed this to the village and district officials to keep remind residents to keep the environment clean and hygienic living, so get used all kinds of diseases can be avoided, "he said. (AAT/Y006)

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