GELIAT Airlangga and UNICEF collaborate to strengthen child immunization in East Java
UNAIR NEWS – Monday, November 30, 2020, Universitas Airlangga’s Healthy Mother and Child Movement (GELIAT), in collaboration with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), held a meeting with policymakers in East Java Province. The meeting was held in the context of advocacy and commitment support to expand immunization coverage in East Java. The meeting was motivated by the challenge to […]
Mother’s knowledge of continuing immunization
Immunization is a priority program in Indonesia that is implemented from the central to the regional government. Immunization is an effort to reduce morbidity, disability and death from diseases that can be prevented by immunization. Globally, an estimated 2-3 million deaths per year have been successfully prevented due to diphtheria, measles, pertussis, polio through immunization, […]
dr. Achmad Yurianto: Immunization is the foundation of the nation’s future
UNAIR NEWS – Looking at the lower coverage of immunization and triple elimination services in Covid-19 pandemic era, Universitas Airlangga Movement for Healthy Mother and Infant Movement (GELIAT), Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) in collaboration with UNICEF and Doctoral degree program of Public Health UNAIR held a national webinar on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The topic of […]
UNAIR expert comments on postponed child immunization due to Covid-19 pandemic
UNAIR NEWS – The Covid-19 pandemic affects all aspects of life. One of them is child immunization service as not all health facilities continue to provide services. In this regard, Laura Navika Yamani, S.Si., M.Si. Ph.D., lecturer in epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga (FKM UNAIR) gave an explanation. According to her, if the […]
Changing the negative stigma about immunization, Formara UNAIR students hold community service in Binoh Village
UNAIR NEWS – Student Forum at Madura Universitas Airlangga (Formara UNAIR) as one of the regional student organizations at UNAIR continues to strive to practice the tri dharma of higher education, especially in community service. Every year, Formara UNAIR held community service in remote areas in Madura. This time, Abdes Formara UNAIR was held in […]
Prevent Hepatitis B Early On with Screening and Immunization
UNAIR NEWS – Hepatitis B is a contagious liver infection caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). Infection or inflammation can cause liver damage and progress to fibrosis (scar tissue) to cirrhosis or liver cancer. To date, an estimated 240 million people are infected with chronic hepatitis B worldwide. Hepatitis B is known as an endemic disease. Endemic disease […]
Immune Cellular Response of Rabbits Vaccinated with Multivalent Dengue Vaccine
Dengue is a systemic viral infection transmitted to humans by the Aedes mosquitoes (Simmons et al., 2012). Infection by one serotype induces lifelong protection against homologous serotypes. A patient with the second infection with different serotypes have a higher risk of serious illness. The humoral and cellular immune profiles present after the first infection may not only fail to control the second […]
Surabaya City Health Office Holds Diphtheria Vaccination at UNAIR
UNAIR NEWS – Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection and can cause fatalities. The disease attacks the respiratory tract in humans. To minimize the increasingly widespread bacteria, Surabaya City Health Office held vaccination to the community. Universitas Airlangga was no exception. Interviewed at Fadjar Natanegoro Hall, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Airlangga, on Friday, March 2, […]
Opening Hours of Posyandu Causes Mothers Skip Immunization
Researchers of Faculty of FKM UNAIR and UNICEF with Health Agency of East Java province have released the result of survey on immunization implementation.
Improve Immunization Scope in Indonesia
In fact, there are many communities which have not been reached by health service.