Faculty of Medicine of Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) Held an International Webinar with the theme of "Management of Covid-19 Patients in Japan and Indonesia". The webinar started at 10.00 pm via Zoom meeting application, on Thursday (04/06).
Mafumi Okimoto MD., Prof. Dr. Budu, Ph.D., Sp. M (K)., M. Med.Ed., Prof. Ohge Hiroki, MD., Ph.D., Prof. dr. Mansyur Arief, Ph.D., Sp.PK(K)., Prof. Nobuaki Shime, MD., Ph.D., and Prof. Dr. dr. Syafri Kamsul Arief took part as main speakers.
In the opening remark of Unhas Rector, Prof. Dr. Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu, MA. expressed her thankfulness for the willingness of the speakers to share their knowledge and insight in order to increase the comprehension toward Covid-19.
"Covid-19 Pandemic does not only damage the health sector, but also has implications for all sectors of human life. The Pandemic has significantly slowed the economy, not only on the regional level, but also on the global level. Various adjustment need to be taken at necessary" Said Prof Dwia.
The webinar was officially opened by the Governor of South Sulawesi, H. M. Nurdin Abdullah. In his speech, he explained how the knowledge and technology of high quality Japanese health examinations are needed by the Indonesia today, especially in dealing with this Covid-19 pandemic.
“The collaboration between Japanese and Indonesian Government, in this case South Sulawesi, has existed since I was serving as Bantaeng Regent for 10 years and this relationship has continued until now as I am the Governor. For this reason, I hope that the relationship can be even closer, especially in increasing collaboration in health sector," jelas Prof Nurdin.
To maintain economic security, the government through the Social Safety Net has provided assistance to communities affected by Covid-19, such as laid-off workers, the poor, and people who cannot work due to social and physical restrictions.
"The South Sulawesi Provincial Government's innovation in handling and preventing the spread of epidemics is called 'Covid-19 tourism'. This is a collaborative program which involves a number of hotels to be quarantine places for Persons in Monitoring, Patients in Care, and People without Symptoms. This is expected to facilitate supervision, to minimize the spread, and to keep the economic sector alive," continued Prof. Nurdin.
After the opening, the activity was then continued with presentation from the speakers. Mafumi Okimoto MD delivered a topic of “Succesful Management Of Covid-19 Clusters In Hiroshima". Mafumi presented the Japan's strategy for Covid-19 focusing on cluster-based approaches and characteristics determined by the type of transmission.
The webinar was attended by approximately 300 participants. (*/mir)
Editor: Ishaq Rahman, AMIPR
Head of sub-directorate of Public Relation and Information
Directorate of Communication Hasanuddin University
Translator: Kumara Tungga Dewa and Karmila Mokoginta
