Immunization, Child Health Investment for the Future

Immunization not only a preventive measure to prevent transmission of disease, but also the baby's health investment in the future. Want proof?
Anyone would know the immunization. In fact, probably most of us have never been immunized when we were kids.
Immunization is an attempt to induce or enhance immune activation against specific diseases.
Unfortunately, there are still groups of people who still doubt the benefits of immunization to their children. In fact, immunizations are not just creating immunity, but it is also important to break the chain of transmission of the disease in children and those around him.
In developing countries, including Indonesia, Diseases Preventable by immunization (PD3I) remains a leading cause of death and disability of children. Approximately five percent of deaths among children under five caused by PD3I. Therefore, it is critical immunization efforts made to mitigate the morbidity and mortality.
Intensified
Immunization in Indonesia was first performed in 1956, starting with smallpox immunization. Since then, the scope and type of immunization continues to be expanded. Today, there are five Immunization vaccines given to infants and children in Indonesia to prevent seven infectious diseases, namely Tuberculosis, Polio, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Measles, and Hepatitis B.
Immunization activities are also more evenly distributed throughout the region. If the new 2008 68.3 percent of the 65 781 villages have achieved Universal Child Immunization (UCI), after the acceleration in 2010, coverage reached 75.3 percent of the 75 990 villages.
One concrete example of the success of immunization programs is important, that is free of smallpox. In 1974, Indonesia officially declared smallpox-free countries. Meanwhile, other cases of the disease PD3I also decline. Measles, for example, from 24 388 cases in 2008, fell to 17 139 cases in 2010. Neonatal tetanus were reported as many as 198 cases in 2008, the last few years to about 137 cases.
For polio, even though there is no more polio cases in recent years, the threat from abroad is still there. Some countries in the world still reported wild polio virus. Because not all reach the village of UCI, meaning there are still pockets of villages that could potentially occur Extraordinary Events (KLB).
To anticipate this situation, since 2009 an additional immunization campaigns have been conducted in three phases. The first phase conducted in 2009, the second phase in 2010, and the last held in 2011 in 17 provinces in Indonesia with a coverage target of at least 95 percent of all children under five.
This year, Indonesia together the countries in Southeast Asia are committed to make 2012 the Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization or Intensification of Routine Immunization (IRI).
Addressing the issues
Immunization would need to get the full support of all parties, including the community. Because, until now still found a number of challenges in the provision of immunizations, such as parental understanding is still lacking in most of the society, false myths related to immunization, geographical constraints, till late in the immunization schedule.
Communities also need to be more careful and cautious in addressing immunization related information, such as addressing co-occurring post-immunization (Kipi) is heavy.
For example, when a polio outbreak occurred in West Java, a child was paralyzed after getting polio vaccine. With a virus (virology) proved that the paralysis is caused by wild polio virus that had attacked the child before he got polio immunization.
Similarly to the case of other heavy Kipi. After review of experts in the field, proved that Kipi is due to other diseases that have been there before, not due to immunization.
To address the case of Kipi, the public should refer to the information provided by the Regional Committee (Komda) Kipi in the province or the National Committee (Commission) Kipi in Jakarta. Because the news or report suspicions of Kipi always studied scientifically by experts-experts, as experts of infectious diseases, immunizations, and immunology in the committee.
Indeed, people do not have any doubt as to the safety and benefits of immunization. Currently, 194 countries around the world believe that immunization is safe and beneficial to prevent outbreaks, severe illness, disability, and death in infants and toddlers.
In fact, countries with high socioeconomic level and still continue to carry out the immunization program. Including, countries predominantly Muslim, with immunization coverage of more than 85 percent.
Disease prevention through immunization is a way of protection against infection of the most effective and far cheaper than the already fallen ill and had to be hospitalized.
Thus, immunization can be said for the future health investment. Instead, all infants and toddlers fully immunized. By avoiding a child from a dangerous infectious disease, then they have the chance move, play, learn without disturbance of health problems.

Burn Calories? Feed your baby!

Awaited the birth of a baby is certainly a happy moment for you and your partner. But, no doubt, time and effort you both, especially the mother, will be drained to take care of the baby. If you have this, it is difficult to find time to exercise. And you've passionately want to restore the body as it was before giving birth. Relax, Mom! According to dr. Inge Permadhi, MS, SpGK., Baby care activities can burn calories just, you know.

"If she moves, keep eating, and breastfeeding, in 4-6 months, the weight will drop from 0.6 to 0.8 kg / month," says nutrition specialist this. Now, while breastfeeding, you should not skip meals or not eating. Indeed, nursing mothers should eat three times a day and snacking three times a day.

"That should be deducted the amount of calories but not be less than the required amount of milk," said Inge. For example, eating complex carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and animal products, "May use sugar or fried, but it should be a little bit. For example using olive oil for salad. Fruit snack and drink as much as 13 cups a day, "explained nutrition consultant as WRP Diet Center met at the" Exercise & Nutrition During Pregnancy: Healthy Mother and Baby Slim "in the UB Women and Children Hospital.

Speaking of breastfeeding, breast milk is the best and cheapest food, can also help you lose weight. "More than 750 cc, you can burn up to 500 calories," So when you bathe the baby for fifteen minutes, you burn 60 kcal and 100 kcal while you hold the baby while standing for thirty minutes.

"Breast-feeding, sitting for half an hour, 40 kcal and 100 kcal if it stands," Inge added. Holding while standing for one hour can burn up to even 205 kcal and push the baby stroller use, burns about 171 kcal when performed for one hour.

So when breast-feeding mothers can exercise? "The first two weeks after a normal delivery and three months of giving birth by caesarean section if. Clearly, there must be permission from a doctor to berolaharga. Mild exercise, like walking, "said dr. UF Bagazi SpOG.

Brain Food is Good for the Baby

Growth period is the right time to maximize the ability of the brain of a child. To support it, please make a healthy nutritional foods which could be a brain.

Food brain can improve memory and skills, so as to make the child more proficient in memorize or remember something.

The following nutrients could be brain food for children, as reported by boldsky:

1. dairy products

Milk and other dairy products are rich sources of protein, calcium, potassium and vitamin d. All of these are a source of essential nutrients key to development of the neuromuscular system, neurotransmitters, enzymes and brain tissue. Children and people in the age group of teenagers who are in the stage of growing also requires these nutrients.

2. all kinds of fruit-berry

Strawberries, cherries, blueberries and blackberries are known as ' brainberries ' because the fruits of this provides almost all the essential nutrients for the brain. The fruit is a great source of antioxidants and berri vitamin C which helps in reducing oxidative stress.

3. eggs and nuts

Kolin, one other important element for the development of stem cells that can be found in the memory of eggs and nuts. Choline can increase the production of stem cells of memory in the brain, as well as minimizing fatigue. Moreover, nuts and seeds are a source of vitamin D, which is capable of reducing the decline of cognitive function.

4. wheat

B vitamins and glucose are found in whole grains like oat meal and brown rice, so that makes it a healthy brain foods for children. The body requires a regular supply of glucose supplied by seeds. Vitamin B improves the flow of blood to the nervous system which is one of the main factors in maintaining all the organs of the body to the active, including the brain.

5. Salmon

Fish with high levels of fats such as salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids such as DHA and EPA. This is a nutrient essential for proper brain development. Research proves that people who consume the fish have a sharper memory than not.

Protein in breast milk may act as anti-cancer

Breast milk (ASI) is known to contain many useful nutrients for infants. Apparently one of the ASI protein has anti-cancer properties.

Studies show high protein levels of TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRIAL) in human milk is one source of anti-cancer activity of human milk.

The researchers took samples from the colostrum (first milk that comes out for a newborn) and breast milk of women who become mothers. Then the researchers also took blood samples from healthy women and infant formula.

Mother involved in this research have been tested and meet the conditions in the face for not showing signs of eclampsia, infection or fever, so they can produce a healthy baby.

Furthermore, the researchers measured levels of TRAIL colostrum, milk formula, blood (serum) and the baby. Colostrum and milk was found to contain 100-400 times higher blood levels of TRAIL, whereas TRAIL formula will not be found.

"TRAIL is a strong candidate to explain the overall biological effects of breastfeeding in the fight against cancer," said the researchers, as collected from Medindia.

Also, the results of this study reinforce the important role in the prevention of cancer in children, such as lymphoblastic leukemia cancer, Hodgkin's disease and many neuroblastoma in children.

Cancer known to occur around children 2-4 percent of all cases of cancer in humans and cause 10 percent of deaths in children. Child likely can be cured if found early cancer.

Early cancer detection, but unfortunately the child was not easy, because the children can not understand and relate the symptoms to which she feels. Because the role of those in the vicinity is very important to detect symptoms of cancer.