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President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday pledged an additional US$24 million in contributions from South Korea to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), his office said.

Yoon made the pledge while addressing an expanded session of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit, offering an amount nearly triple what South Korea has contributed so far to CEPI, a senior presidential official told reporters.

CEPI is an Oslo-based international public-private partnership to finance independent research projects to develop vaccines against emerging viral threats.

During the session, which dealt with issues of food security, health, development and gender, Yoon also announced plans to expand the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR), a partnership involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and South Korea, China and Japan.

The goals of the APTERR are to strengthen food security, alleviate poverty and eradicate malnourishment among its member states without distorting normal trade.

Also during the session, Yoon said South Korea will help strengthen rice production capacity in seven poor African countries through the so-called “K-rice belt” project.

The project aims to share South Korea’s rice production technologies with sub-Saharan countries from coast to coast, with a trial program currently under way in six nations, including Senegal, Cameroon and Uganda.

Starting next year, the number of countries will increase to seven or more, including Kenya.

Yoon also pledged to double the volume of South Korea’s rice aid to developing nations via the U.N. World Food Program by increasing the annual amount from 50,000 tons to 100,000 tons starting next year.

The president later attended the second expanded session, dealing with climate, energy and environment issues, and emphasized South Korea’s plans to actively cooperate with the G-7 to resolve climate issues, according to Choi Sang-mok, senior presidential secretary for economic affairs.

In particular, Yoon announced South Korea’s decision to join the Climate Club established by the G-7 and actively push for carbon neutrality policies while fostering new low-carbon industries.

He also vowed to expand South Korea’s official development assistance related to green technology, Choi told reporters.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) – Riau is pursuing consistent efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the province, including by educating people about the disease, offering medical check-ups, and treating patients.”Efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS through education must involve many (people), such as farmers, fishermen, sex workers, medical staff, and convicts,” the head of Riau Health Office, Zainal Arifin, said in a statement received in Pekanbaru on Thursday. Education and the right approach toward certain demographics could help bring down the number of infected people, he added. rifin stressed the importance of increasing people’s awareness of HIV/AIDS by providing information about the relevant check-up and treatment services and removing the stigma and discrimination faced by patients. “By combining efforts from many sectors and actively involving the community, then Riau province can address challenges surrounding HIV/AIDS and maintain people’s health,” he underlined. He highlighted the worrying spread of HIV/AIDS in the province, with the latest data pegging the number of infected in the province at 3,809. Despite the launch of many efforts, HIV/AIDS has yet to be eradicated in Riau, he said. The rate of infection is a matter of concern, which needs to be resolved through effective means, Arifin added. He cited data collected from districts and cities showing that as of March 2023, Pekanbaru had the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases at 2,471. Indragiri Hilir was next with 270 cases, then Dumai with 240 cases, he informed. He said that Indragiri Hulu had the lowest number of HIV/AIDS cases in the province at 22. Of the total patients, 1,238 HIV/AIDS patients were employees, 749 were self-employed, and 521 were housewives, he elaborated. The data showed that in Riau, more HIV/AIDS cases were detected in farmers and fishermen (172) than sex workers (88), Arifin pointed out. “It shows that this group (sex workers) maybe have better knowledge about HIV/AIDS and access to the relevant medical treatment. Moreover, there are also 17 AIDS cases among convicts, and there need to be special measures to educate and offer services to prevent HIV/AIDS in prisons/jails so as to reduce the risk of spread among inmates,” he added.

Source: Antara News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Spokesperson for the Indonesian Health Ministry Mohammad Syahrilstated that hepatitis B patients could completely be cured through the ministry’s standard drugs.”Prevention of hepatitis B transmission from mother to child starts from the most basic thing, namely by giving three doses of hepatitis B immunization to the baby,” he stated during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday. The next step was administering the hepatitis B vaccine HB0 in less than 24 hours to reduce transmission from mother to baby; examination of pregnant women and antenatal care; as well as baby monitoring, he elaborated. Syahril called for the effort to be continued with the administration of HBlg, a drug that strengthens the body’s immunity against the hepatitis B virus, to babies born to reactive mothers and the administration of Tenofovir to pregnant women, with a high viral load. “Giving three doses of hepatitis B immunization and giving HB0 in less than 24 hours has become a mandatory basic immunization program nationally,” he explained. Moreover, he noted that hepatitis B treatment was given to patients other than pregnant women and newborns by screening them first. He noted that the priority of Anti-HCV screening, or the first stage of examination before hepatitis treatment, for patients was carried out on needle injecting users and former users; people with HIV/AIDS; hemodialysis patients; and key populations, such as prison inmates, sex workers, and perpetrators of sexual deviation. Moreover, patients with a history of blood transfusions, a history of getting tattoos, piercings, use of unsterile medical devices, and health workers are prioritized for this screening. “If the results are reactive, then their HCV RNA will be examined (an examination to determine the presence of the hepatitis virus and the amount in a person’s body). If the results are reactive, then DAA (oral hepatitis medication) treatment will be carried out for eight to 12 weeks,” Syahril stated. He said that for now, the government is prioritizing to prevent hepatitis B transmission as early as possible for at least 80 percent of the pregnant women with integrated examinations with HIV and syphilis aimed at breaking or preventing vertical transmission from mother to child. The Ministry of Health appealed to all people, especially pregnant women, to get themselves checked at health service facilities related to these three diseases to avoid worsening of symptoms and preventing transmission of the disease.

Source: Antara News Agency

Chonburi 13 May-The dog is not far away. After the owner was drunk loudly was injured by a neighbor Waiting for rescuers to take him to the hospital The dog sits and watches Saleng, not allowing anyone to get close.

last night Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Radio Center, Pattaya City Chonburi Province Receive reports of assault, injuries, ask for help Community Police Office, Area 2, Rong Poh, Bang Lamung Police Station, Chonburi Province After receiving the notification, he brought the staff to hurry to inspect. At the scene in front of the community police office, Mr. Sompong, 40, was found riding a modified motorcycle as a saleng. bloody face Came to ask for help from the police There was a broken eyebrow wound, a broken head, first aid rescuers before sending to the hospital. with a male black Thai dog looking at the owner with the rescue vehicle before going up to sit and watch the saleng car don’t let anyone get close

Mr. Sompong, the injured man, said that sitting at home drinking alcohol had problems. cause physical harm to a neighbor which he did not care I just want the police to warn me not to do something like this again. As for the cause of an annoyed neighbor who drank loudly. therefore attacked.

Source: Thai News Agency

The Indonesian Agricultural Quarantine Agency (IAQA) declared that hogs from Bulan Island, Batam, Riau Islands, which are exported to Singapore, had tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF).”The further testing results, both by the Center for Agricultural Quarantine Standard Testing (BBUKSP) and BVet Bukittinggi labs, showed positive for ASF and negative for Classical Swine Fever (CSF),” the agency’s head of the Animal Quarantine and Biosafety Center, Wisnu Wasisa Putra, revealed here on Saturday. He said the agency and Agriculture Ministry’s Directorate of Animal Health have coordinated with the Singapore Food Agency and NS Park. Earlier, a joint investigation by Indonesia and Singapore found a quite massive number of deaths of pigs in Bulan Island, with clinical symptoms leading to CSF or hog cholera. The Tanjung Pinang Agricultural Quarantine then took an anticipatory measure, such as conducting ASF testing on pigs that were about to be transported. The office also tightened animal quarantine measures. “In addition, monitoring the import of feed and feed materials into Bulan Island as a precautionary measure, as it might be the path of ASF (to enter) into this island,” Putra remarked. In the efforts to reopen pig exports to Singapore, the Ministry of Agriculture has recommended the ASF-free sub-compartment system from Bulan Island that has been approved by Singapore. With the ASF-free sub-compartment system, Indonesia can again export pigs to Singapore. Head of IAQA Bambang called the effort a strategic step, as Bulan Island is the largest pig farm in Indonesia and contributes 15 percent of Singapore’s pig import needs. “The ministry will evaluate and investigate all aspects of risk management. Along with the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, we act quickly by deploying a team,” Bambang stated. The investigation of the Singapore Food Agency’s findings of ASF also involved the Trade Ministry. The ministry delved into what the Singaporean agency had discovered and also inspected the producer from where the pigs originated.

Source: Antara News Agency

In recent years, Indonesia’s basic immunization program, which is part of an effort to boost people’s immunity against a number of diseases, has been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.With people preferring to stay at home to stay protected from COVID-19, the focus of health workers has also shifted to handling COVID-19, including vaccinating more than 234 million targeted recipients against the deadly virus. s a result, in the 20192021 period, more than 1.7 million babies in Indonesia were late in receiving basic immunization. More than 600 thousand (37.5 percent) of those babies were from Java and Bali islands. The figure does not include newborn babies who were not immunized until this year. The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has pegged the number of newborn babies that are not immunized at around 370 thousand to 500 thousand per year. ccording to the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health, delay in immunization can triggerthe community immunity that has been built in Indonesia since 1956 to get declined. Currently, the coverage of immunization among children aged 0 to 59 months in various regions is below 70 percent. In fact, before the pandemic, the coverage of basic immunization stood at 80 to 90 percent of the children’s population in each region. Immunization coverage of below 50 percent is a cause for alarm as it will leave people vulnerable to diseases that can be prevented through immunization, such as tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, measles, and rubella. The number of cases of diseases that can be prevented with immunization has started to rise in several regions. One of them is diphtheria, which had vanished in Indonesia by 1990 and emerged again in November 2021 in West Kalimantan and Southeast Sulawesi, with the number of cases recorded at 130 at least. In February 2023, an outbreak status was announced for diphtheria by the Garut district government, West Java, after dozens of infections were recorded in the district. As many as 8 people underwent self-isolation, 3 were hospitalized, and at least seven people were reported to have died of the infection. Measles and rubella also emerged in several areas, such as East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Papua. Positive cases of measles spread to 34 districts and cities in 17 provinces, while rubella spread to 44 districts and cities in 17 provinces as of early 2022. In the past twoyears, the Ministry of Health also received reports of polio outbreaks in Pidie district, Aceh, which recorded three patients, and in Purwakarta district, West Java, which recorded one patient. Those reports, at the same time, eliminated Indonesia’s polio-free status that had been in place since March 27, 2014. Multiple immunizations The Ministry of Health has initiated several programs to accelerate immunizations, including multiple immunizations that involve administering two or more vaccines in different packages at the same time. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Polio Eradication have recommended the provision of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) to children to provide them stronger protection against polio. Head of the National Commission on Adverse Effects Following Immunization (Komnas KIPI), Hindra Irawan Satari, said that several studies conducted around the world have shown that multiple immunizations are safe for children. The reports regarding this have come from the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), Oxford University, the Institute of Medicine, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States, among others. Multiple injections can be administered at different sites or the same spot by maintaining a spacing of around two centimeters or oneinch. Regarding safety, Komnas KIPI has finished research in East Lombok and West Lombok to determine the effects of the provision of one shot of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) versus the provision of the PCV with DPT-HB-Hib (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, pneumonia, and meningitis) vaccine. The research, which was carried out from May 2022 to February 2023, did not show significant differences in effects in immunized participants. In addition, IPV immunization, which has been carried out simultaneously with other antigen vaccines in Yogyakarta since 2013, has also been proven safe. Satari said that multiple immunizations are safe because the benefits exceed the number of adverse effects following immunization (AEFI) recorded in Indonesia. The number of AEFI linked to multiple immunizations in Indonesia in the period from 2016 to 2022 was dominated by the non-serious category at 36 thousand cases. Generally, symptoms that occur after 30 minutes of injection are mild, such as fever or fussiness in children. Meanwhile, serious AEFI cases, such as those involving hospitalization, disability, or even death, are relatively low in Indonesia. “AEFIs are a natural reaction of the body. Not all AEFIs are related to immunization, some are affected by the quality of the content of the vaccine. There are also cases of anxiety; they (patients) fainted, but when they were tested, their blood was normal,” he said. Innovation The child immunization service at Cengkareng community health center (puskesmas) in West Jakarta is one of the many that can serve as an example of implementing a national immunization acceleration strategy through cross-sectoral collaboration networks and digital-based service innovation. The puskesmas has been mandated to immunize around 36,700 (21 percent) of the total 180,970 targeted children in West Jakarta. Cengkareng puskesmas head Sulung Mulia Putra acknowledged that cross-sectoral collaboration is needed because the number of targeted recipients is higher than the number of staff at the puskesmas, which does not even reach 400. Therefore, networks have been established by involving midwives, early education teachers, health cadres, and officers of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police (Polri), who are providing support in educating people regarding the implementation of immunization. Officers are also regularly sweeping residential areas and apartments simultaneously. n innovation program that has become an example in Jakarta is the Cengkareng Puskesmas Gateway Information System (Sigareng). The text message-based service allows immunization participants to know the vaccinators’ service time at the puskesmas so that they do not have to wait in long queues. Participants can register one day before a scheduled immunization via text message or WhatsApp. Previous outbreaks and the COVID-19 pandemic, which is currently under control in Indonesia, are expected to improve people’s awareness regarding immunization in overcoming epidemics, and even, deadly infections.

Source: Antara News Agency

The Health Ministry said that has enlisted the help of epidemiologists to predict the number of COVID-19 cases during the upcoming peak of infections.”The prediction of the peak of cases is still under study by epidemiologists,” said Siti Nadia Tarmizi, head of the ministry’s communication and public services bureau in Jakarta on Wednesday. She added there has been no official statement yet about the peak of infections. Daily cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia are reportedly increasing due to the emergence of new coronavirus variants. The COVID-19 Handling Task Force has reported an increase in positive cases since April 29, 2023, when the highest number of cases (2,074) in the past 10 months was recorded. On Wednesday, the number of positive cases reached 2,647 and the number of active cases increased by 1,502. In the past two weeks, the hospital occupancy rate has risen from 3.63 percent to 7.03 percent, and the number of patients treated has increased from 1,521 to 2,966. The death toll has also climbed, with the most significant increase (37) recorded on April 28. The figure was stood at 25 on Wednesday. Nevertheless, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia as still under control, with a Level 1 threshold of 8,000 cases per day. The ministry’s spokesperson, Mohammad Syahril, urged people to remain vigilant and follow health protocols, such as wearing masks in crowds and paying attention to personal health and immunity. “The key to preventing transmission is through the implementation of health protocols,” he said. baca-jugaRelated news: Indonesia succeeds in handling COVID-19 through unusual steps: VPRelated news: Ministry asks people to mask up as infections rise

Source: Antara News Agency

Sakon Nakhon, May 1- Pheu Thai Party held a speech in Sakon Nakhon province. “Srettha” welcomed “Pae Thong Than” to give birth to a son. It is expected that in 7-8 days, prepare to campaign to help the Pheu Thai Party.

May 1, 2023 this morning in Sakon Nakhon Province Pheu Thai Party held a speech at the courtyard of King Rama V’s statue, Muang District, Sakon Nakhon Province The keynote speech was led by Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate and chairman of the Pheu Thai family’s head advisor, Mr. Adisorn Piengket, Pheu Thai Party’s Strategic Committee Member, Pheu Thai Party’s party-list MP candidate, Mr. Chaturon Chaisaeng, Pheu Thai Party Strategic Committee Member, Pheu Thai Party Party-List MP candidate, Mr. Nattawut Saikua, Pheu Thai Family Director along with Mr. Suriya Jungrungruangkit, party-list MP candidate, Pheu Thai Party, Mr. Sermsak Pongpanich, Pheu Thai Party’s deputy leader, Pheu Thai Party-list MP candidate, Ekaporn Raksuksuk, Anusorn Iamsa-ad, party-list MP candidate, Pheu Thai Party and MP candidate

Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Candidate for Prime Minister, Pheu Thai Party and Chairman of the Advisor to the head of the Pheu Thai family. Speech in a hoarse voice Due to the flu, he said that it was a great joy to meet with the people of Sakon Nakhon Province. This morning, it was another day that we had to congratulate the Shinawatra family. At 7:00 a.m., Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra had the seventh grandchild from Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, a grandson named Boy Boy. Prujthasin, nicknamed “Thasin”, was born with a strong body, strong mother, and sends my best regards to all Sakon Nakhon brothers and sisters. Ms. Pae Thongtarn was concerned about his brothers and sisters and wanted to meet with him, expecting that in the next 7-8 days he should go on a campaign to help the Pheu Thai Party

today is labor day The day we came to help take care of the people of the working people which is the most important sector of Thailand If the Pheu Thai Party becomes the government The minimum wage will immediately increase to 400 baht immediately next year and within 4 years, wages will increase to 600 baht for bachelor’s salary. will also be fined 25,000 baht within 4 years

For agricultural crops is important. If the Pheu Thai Party becomes the government Brothers and sisters will have a 3 times increase in the right to make a living. The Pheu Thai government will bring the right to 50 million rai of land to cultivate. We take into account the poverty that our brothers and sisters have been oppressed by the current government for a long time. We will immediately arrange a survey for any family whose income is less than 20,000 baht per month, will immediately fill up 20,000 baht for the digital wallet policy 10,000 baht, this policy has people saying that we can’t do it, it’s illegal, please don’t believe it. Ask the brothers and sisters to trust the Pheu Thai Party, think big, pretend that the Pheu Thai Party does not have a policy to cancel the card of the poor. But we are sure that the poor people’s card will be gone. When brothers and sisters get rich Have the brothers and sisters put the poor person’s card on the side of the lid. for General Prayut Look at the face that they brand us as poor people. but the Pheu Thai Party will free our brothers and sisters from being poor

“I would like to ask the people of Sakon Nakhon to elect Sakon Nakhon MPs, both people and parties, to push forward the policy of the Pheu Thai Party that will happen to slide the entire land,” Mr. Settha said.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

South Korea confirmed five more cases of mpox Monday, bringing the country’s total to 47, health authorities said.

Three patients are from Seoul, and the other two from South Chungcheong Province and Busan, respectively, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. None of them traveled abroad, it added.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is traditionally confined to regions in Central and West Africa and can cause fever, chills, rashes and lesions, among other symptoms.

South Korea reported the first case of mpox on June 22 last year and four more cases through March. The first five cases were linked to overseas travel.

But most of the recent infections that began April 7 were believed to be locally transmitted, with no overseas travel history.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed at the 10,000 level for the fourth consecutive day Friday, as the country is nearing to pre-pandemic normalcy.

The country reported 13,791 cases, including 22 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,142,861, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.

Friday’s tally is lower than the 14,284 a day earlier but a tad higher than the 13,596 a week ago. Daily infections fell to 5,027 on Monday after staying above 10,000 for the previous six days through Sunday.

The country added 11 COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 34,471. The number of critically ill patients came to 144, down from 151 the previous day, the KDCA said.

Last month, South Korea lifted most of its virus restrictions, including the mask mandate on public transportation.

In another step to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, the government plans to shorten the mandatory COVID-19 isolation period to five days from the current seven.

Source: Yonhap News Agency