Denpasar and Gianyar have been included in a list of 11 regions that the Indonesian Ministry of Health has declared as having dengue hemorrhagic fever emergencies.
But hang on a moment before you let that information set in and freak you out.
Though this information was recently released on the ministry’s website, officials with the regency health offices in Denpasar and Gianyar claim to not know about the designation and don’t understand why a dengue emergency has been declared in their areas, reports Tribun Bali.
Another instance where the left hand has no idea what the right is doing in Indonesian bureaucracy….
Chief Medical Officer of Denpasar, Luh Putu Sri Armini claims to not have yet received any letter or memo on the city’s dengue hemorrhagic fever emergency status. According to Armini, the number of patients with dengue since Jan. 1, 2016 in Denpasar as of Monday totaled 61 people. That amount has dropped down from the same period of time in 2015, Armini says.
Last year was 190 patients, so 61 is a drastic drop off this year, Armini told Tribun on Monday.
