443,568 residents in West Jakarta aged 0-19 years old have been undergone diphtheria immunization.

West Jakarta Health Sub-dept. Head, Weningtyas Purnomo Rini disclosed diphtheria immunization in West Jakarta has realized about 60.99 percent of total target set at 727.263 people.

Initially her sub-dept. the first stage will be complete on January 8, 2018. Yet, because of school holiday, the immunization for hundreds of thousands of elementary until senior high school students in West Jakarta could already be completed on January 20.

"We will go to the school again for immunizing students on January 9-20, 2018," he expressed, Saturday (1/6).

It is also intensified at puskesmas and posyandu in 56 urban villages.

To achieve the target, she will work with related units including RT, RW, religious figures and local residents.