We hope, elements of community also helped mask the contribution to society, because this is a disaster,"Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Head of Banjarmasin Health Agency Diah R Praswati revealed, mask stock will be increased again by 40 thousand to be distributed to the public because of the smog.
"Our current mask stock remains of about 10 thousand, so we need to add another 40 thousand," she said on Wednesday.
According to her, previous supply of masks at the agency 40 thousand have now been depleted, so it needs to be added due to smog disaster continues in this area.
"The mask later will be distributed to community health centers in order to be distributed to the public through there," she said.
About masks distribution to schools, Diah said her office is not able to do because of limited mask procurement budget.
According to her, the disaster management of smoke, one of them through distribution of masks to the public to prevent vulnerability to respiratory disease attack, must be done together.
"We hope, elements of community also helped mask the contribution to society, because this is a disaster," she said.
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