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        "id": 1953044,
        "msgid": "south-sumatra-governor-requests-24-hour-community-health-centre-services-for-respiratory-patients-1788264220",
        "date": "2026-09-01 17:30:45",
        "title": "South Sumatra Governor Requests 24-Hour Community Health Centre Services for Respiratory Patients",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru has instructed regents and mayors across the province to ensure community health centres (Puskesmas) operate 24 hours a day to treat acute respiratory infections caused by forest fire smoke. Additionally, school hours have been extended and mask-wearing is now mandatory for students to mitigate health risks.",
        "content": "<p>Palembang (ANTARA) - The Governor of South Sumatra, Herman Deru, has\nrequested all regents and mayors within the province to open community\nhealth centre (Puskesmas) services 24 hours a day to treat residents\nsuffering from acute respiratory infections (ISPA) caused by the impact\nof forest and land fire (karhutla) smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Palembang on Tuesday, the South Sumatra Governor stated\nthat this policy has been coordinated with district and city governments\nas a rapid response to provide healthcare services amidst increasing\nexposure to smoke from forest fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have coordinated with regents and mayors to ensure Puskesmas are\nopen 24 hours for ISPA services,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Strengthening health centre services is necessary to ensure that\nmembers of the public experiencing respiratory disturbances due to smoke\nexposure can receive immediate treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the health sector, the South Sumatra Provincial\nGovernment is also making adjustments to educational activities as an\neffort to reduce the risk of smoke exposure to children. School start\ntimes have been extended, and students are required to wear masks as\nlong as air conditions remain affected by smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Field teams have been tasked with identifying economic activities\ndisrupted by the forest fires, including the micro, small, and medium\nenterprise (MSME) sector. Deru noted that the authorities are currently\nawaiting data from the assigned teams to assess which economic sectors\nare affected so that appropriate mitigation measures can be\nimplemented.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/south-sumatra-governor-requests-24-hour-community-health-centre-services-for-respiratory-patients-1788264220",
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