Bali's Governor & President At First Endorsed Stopping The Mosquitoes

Letter from the Governor, translation into English

 A. On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10 p.m.  07.30 WITA, coordination was carried out with the Bali Health Office regarding the launch of the method for spreading Wolbachia mosquito eggs which will be implemented in Bali with the results:

 1. This has not been implemented and the Bali Provincial Health Office is still waiting for instructions from the Governor of Bali.

 2. The Governor of Bali's instructions regarding the Launching of the Wolbachia Method which will be implemented in Bali:

 a.  The Bali Provincial Government asked WMP and Safe The Children as organizers of the Wolbachia mosquito launch activity to provide massive socialization to the Balinese people.

 b.  Provincial Government.  Bali requested that a scientific study be carried out first with experts to ensure that there is a guarantee of the safety of the program for both humans and the environmental ecosystem.

 c.  The Bali Provincial Government requested that this program really be an official program from the Ministry of Health to be implemented in Bali, not from a private sector or foundation.

 d.  The Bali Provincial Government proposed that this program trial not be carried out in Bali, because there was controversy over rejection from some Balinese people and foreign tourists living in Bali.

Original letter from the Governor  In Bahasa Indonesia

A. Pada Hari Selasa tanggal 7 Nopember 2023 pkl. 07.30 wita telah dilaksanakan koordinasi dengan Dinkes Bali terkait Launching Metode penyebaran telur nyamuk Wolbachia yang akan dilaksanakan di Bali dengan hasil:

1. Hal tersebut belum dilaksanakan dan dari Dinkes Provinsi Bali masih menunggu petunjuk dari bapak Gubernur Bali.

2. Adapun petunjuk Bapak Gubernur Bali terkait dengan Launching Metode Wolbachia yang akan dilaksanakan di Bali : 

a. Pemprov Bali meminta WMP dan Safe The Children sebagai Penyelenggara kegiatan launching nyamuk Wolbachia supaya mensosialisasikan secara masif ke masyarakat Bali.

b.  Pemprov. Bali meminta terlebih dahulu dilakukan kajian secara ilmiah bersama pakar - pakar  untuk memastikan adanya jaminan keamanan dari program tersebut baik terhadap manusia maupun ekosistem Lingkungan. 

c. Pemprov Bali meminta program ini memang benar merupakan program resmi dari Kemenkes untuk diterapkan di Bali, bukan dari pihak Swasta atau Yayasan. 

d. Pemprov Bali mengusulkan agar uji coba program ini tidak dilakukan di Bali, karena ada kontroversi penolakan dari sebagian masyarakat Bali maupun wisatawan Mancanegara yg tinggal di Bali.