West Nusa Tenggara Province Conducts Emergency Measles Immunisation for Infants and Toddlers

Mataram — The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government has launched emergency measles immunisation, known as Outbreak Response Immunization (ORI), across all health centres in three districts experiencing measles outbreaks.

The three affected districts are Bima City, Bima Regency, and Dompu Regency.

According to Lalu Hamzi Fikri, the head of NTB’s Health Office, the emergency immunisation campaign aims to break the chain of measles transmission among the most vulnerable groups—infants and toddlers.

“The ORI priority is given to infants and toddlers aged between nine and 59 months,” he stated in Mataram on Thursday.

Fikri explained that the government is strengthening active surveillance and contact tracing down to village and health centre levels to quickly identify measles cases and prevent wider transmission.

Data from the NTB Health Office through week seven of 2026 indicates there are 985 suspected measles cases across Bima City, Bima Regency, and Dompu Regency.

The NTB Provincial Government is also intensifying public education regarding measles symptoms, the importance of complete immunisation, and urging parents to immediately take their children to health facilities if they experience fever accompanied by cough, runny nose, and rash.

Furthermore, the government is ensuring the availability of logistics for managing the outbreak, including vaccines, vitamin A supplements, and clinical management support at health service facilities.

Fikri emphasised that health facilities are being strengthened with the implementation of a triage system to separate suspected measles patients presenting with fever, rash, cough, or runny nose in emergency departments and outpatient services.