IPB Training and BBKK Tanjung Priok Collaborate to Enhance Capacity of Entomologists and Sanitarian Officers
IPB Training, in collaboration with the Tanjung Priok Center for Health Quarantine (BBKK), organized a training program for entomologists and sanitarian officers to strengthen competencies in disease vector surveys, control, and the management of food poisoning outbreaks (KLB) at ports.
The activity was attended by 26 participants, consisting of 10 entomology teams and 16 sanitarian teams, and took place at the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) Building, IPB Taman Kencana, Bogor. The training was designed as part of the technical capacity building for human resources in the field of health quarantine.
the Chairman of BBKK Tanjung Priok, Dr Anak Agung Ngurah Kusumajaya, emphasized the importance of this training in supporting field operational duties. In his remarks, he expressed appreciation to all parties involved and shared his expectations regarding the impact of the training.
“We would like to thank the IPB Training team and the trainers for organizing this event. It is our great hope that this training can strengthen the capacity of the BBKK team in addressing various issues in the work environment and provide real benefits for public health protection,” he stated.
In the entomology class, experts from the Residential Pest Control Study Unit (UKPHP) of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, served as resource persons. They included Prof drh Upik Kesumawati, Dr drh Susi Soviana, Dr drh Supriyono, and Ir Indrosancoyo Adi W, MM. Also present was a speaker from the Department of Plant Protection, IPB University, Dr Swastiko Priyambodo. The curriculum covered insect bioecology and surveillance techniques, rodent bioecology, and vector control on ships and in buildings.
Additionally, an IPB University alumna, drh Novia Priyana, contributed as a resource person for the sanitarian class. The material presented included the epidemiological foundations of outbreaks (KLB), food microbiology, and practical sessions on sampling techniques, storage, transportation, inspection, and observation.
This collaboration is expected to be a sustainable step toward creating competent, adaptive human resources ready to face future public health challenges. (*/Rz) (IAAS/HNF)
