Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta

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Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta

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Rabu, 22 Feb 2023 08:02 WIB

Pantai Gading - Pemerintah Pantai Gading mencanangkan 'nol kusta' pada tahun 2030. Kampanye hingga pemeriksaan kesehatan terus dilakukan untuk mencapai target tersebut.

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Anak-anak berkumpul untuk konsultasi dengan dokter saat kampanye skrining kusta di desa Djougbosso, dekat Adzope, Pantai Gading, Rabu (25/1/2023).  

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Terdaftar oleh WHO sebagai salah satu dari 20 penyakit tropis terabaikan (NTD), kusta ditularkan dari orang sakit ke orang sehat.  

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Penyakit kusta menular melalui kontak yang terlalu lama. Mikroba berkembang biak dengan sangat lambat, membuat masa inkubasi hingga lima tahun. Gejala pertama menyebabkan bintik-bintik muncul, kemudian secara bertahap menggerogoti anggota badan yang peka.

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Dokter menempelkan poster saat kampanye skrining kusta di desa Djougbossou. Ketidaktahuan yang meluas membuat penyakit tersebut secara sosial mengucilkan pasien.

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Profesor Bamba Vagamon, direktur jenderal Institut Raoul Follereau, yakin tujuan "nol kusta pada tahun 2030" yang ditetapkan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan Pantai Gading pada tahun 2022 dapat dicapai, khususnya berkat peningkatan kesadaran di kalangan anak-anak di sekolah.  

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Mewakili 10 persen kasus kusta, anak-anak di pedesaan sering terkena berbagai penyakit kulit.  

A doctor consults children during a leprosy screening campaign in village of Djougbosso, near Adzope, on January 25, 2023. - Listed by the WHO as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), leprosy is transmitted from a sick person to healthy person. The microbe multiplies very slowly, and the incubation period can last up to 5 years. The first symptoms show spots, then gradually eat away at desensitized limbs. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Anak-anak menjadi sasaran pemeriksaan yang diselenggarakan negara yang dibiayai oleh Raoul Follereau Institute, sehingga mereka memahami bahaya penyakit tersebut.  

Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta
Kerja Keras Pantai Gading Menekan Penyakit Kusta

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