An Evaluation of Epidemiological Surveillance of Transport Equipment for A Prevention Strategy of Quarantinable Diseases and Pandemic Potential Diseases in the Health Office of First Class Port of Surabaya in the Working Area of Tanjung Perak Port of 2018

Abstract

The Epidemiology Surveillance Section has the responsibility for planning, monitoring, evaluating, compiling
reports, and coordinating the implementation of epidemiological surveillance of diseases, pandemic potential
diseases, new emerging diseases, and re-emerging diseases. One of its programs is Transport Equipment
Surveillance. This study is an evaluative descriptive research, conducted in the Port Health Office I of
Surabaya in Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya. This study used total population sampling, withthe population
of 5 officers of the transport equipment surveillance program. The problem identification of the input found
four problems, namely officer compliance in using protective equipment, limited number of officers for local
vessels inspection, no printed media for PPE use promotion, the absence of Quarantine Speed Boat facilities
for middle sea boarding, and the lack of health communication effort and health promotion media. The top
priority problem found in Epidemiological Surveillance of Transport Equipment was the compliance of
officers in using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the limited number of officers for local vessels
inspection. The analysis result found that the problem were the absence of media, promoting the use of PPE
in accordance with Law No. 1 of 1970 and the inconsistency of recruitment policies towards the Minister
of Health Decree No. 1116 of 2003. The suggested alternative solutions were supervision and procurement
of poster media which promote the use of PPE and opening recruitment for temporary workers to become
technical personnel for local vessels inspection.