JAKARTA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari declared malaria elimination in the country at the commemoration of the 2nd World Malaria Day in Jakarta on Wednesday.
In a statement, Fadilah said that malaria elimination was a policy to combat the disease gradually at various regions in Indonesia from 2010 to 2030.
According to Siti Fadilah, Indonesia as a tropical country and malaria endemic since November 12th, 1959 had stated 'the Malaria Combat Commando', marked by houses fogging to eliminate malaria mosquito by the Indonesian first President Soekarno in Yogyakarta province. The action managed to decrease malaria case significantly.
Last year, Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stressed the importance to increase awareness and alert against malaria via education, socialization and advocating to the public.
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