VIVAnews - Not only infants and children who need immunizations. Adults, too, although their immune system has been formed. Only, the public's understanding of the benefits of immunization for adults apparently low.
Every year, tens of thousands of adult deaths and hundreds of thousands of others hospitalized due to a disease that is preventable by vaccination. So, it is not appropriate if your immune system fully formed adult, so do not need another vaccination.
"It's adults need vaccinations to avoid dangerous and infectious diseases," said Prof Dr dr Samsuridjal Djauzi Sp.PD, K-AL, FACP, FINASIM from PAPDI also chairman of the Task Force on Adult Immunization, through the information conveyed Family Physician Association Indonesia (PDKI .)
Some adult diseases preventable by immunization of them, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, tetanus, MMR, typhoid, influenza, pneumococcus, meningococcus, and cervical cancer or cervical. "The benefits gained from this munisasi of course, boost immunity, reduce treatment costs, and improve productivity," he said.
Samsuridjal added, high immunization coverage will also reduce the frequency of the disease (herd immunity). This is why it needs to be improved immunization coverage for adults.
"You need to know, medical expenses incurred if exposed to the disease will be more expensive when compared to the cost of immunization, "he said. "This is where the importance of health promotion on prevention, one of which can be done by the Family Doctor."
Dr. MM Basuki Gunawan, Chairman of West Java branch PDKI states, Family Doctor is a general practice doctor primary care providers who provide professional services, comprehensive, sustainable, holistic approach, coordinative, and collaborative, considering the family, community and patient environment.
Family physicians also play a role preventing chronic disease, and limit disability through risk assessment or family medical history, health education, early detection of disease, preventive medicine and behavioral changes.
"The benefits are clearly felt by patients with a family doctor is a health data comprehensive and neat so that disease prevention and treatment recommendations according to patient's condition," he said.
Further, Dr Gunawan explains, Family Doctor served to increase family health. This allows for an active family physician visited the patient which it is responsible, both in sickness and health. In fact, should keep the patient in order to stay healthy and avoid disease through immunization recommendations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
"Penyampian information about adult immunizations are also part of the concept of family doctor services in Indonesia . "
