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The Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine (DPKR), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Indonesia and Persahabatan Hospital held the 15^th Scientific Meeting of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine (PIPKRA). Thi was an annual scientific event aimed at improving the quality of people’s life, by improving the quality of service. On the occasion, medical practitioners expected the government to take part in the prevention of respiratory diseases in Indonesia. This was conveyed by the Head of Pulmonary InfectionDivisionand Head of Indonesia Society of Respirology of Jakarta branch DR. Erlina Burhan at the Indonesian Scientific Respiratory Meeting (PIPKRA) 2018, in Jakarta on Saturday (10/02).

“We need the government’s participation in terms of making policy. for example we forbid our patients to smoke, but if the government do not support with the rules, the effort will fruitless. So academicians or professionals cannot work alone, we should be assisted by the government for its implementation,” DR. Erlina Burhan said.

Furthermore Erlina Burhan also said that there is also need to form public awareness such as an appeal to cover the mouth when coughing, which must be informed to the public// (VOI/Egi/trs.alika/NT)