Discover how early detection and action by Indonesian Red Cross teams helped save a young girl called Syera in Pandeglang, Indonesia from severe dengue. And learn how their continued preparedness efforts are helping communities reduce their dengue risks to stay healthy and safe.
Volunteers used a digital community-based surveillance system called ‘SatuSBM’, set up in 2022 through the Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Programme (CP3).
Indonesian Red Cross volunteers are constantly on the lookout for signs of dengue and other unusual health events in their community and can report alerts through SatuSBM at the press of a button to their supervisors and local health authorities. Not only does this facilitate a rapid health response and help save lives, like in Syera’s case, the data collected also supports the Indonesian government to monitor dengue cases, identify any hotspots, and take further action at scale.