Land fires and forests have almost three months forging a number of places in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Based on the data of the National Agency of Disaster Management (BNPB), until October 2015, as many as 977 disinyal fire points still pump the two islands. As a result of the people living are affected by smoke produced from the land and forest fire.
Along with land and forest fires, Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) is increasing. According to the BMKG record, the Particulate Information figures (PM10) in the sfour broker reaches the figure of 2000 ugrams/m3, while the limit of hazard is in the figure of 350 ugrams/m3. That is actually not tolerate again for human health. The ISPU number is in line with the Acute Breathing Channel Infection figures (ISPA). Along with the rise of the ISPU figures, then the number of ISPA suffers scored his record everywhere. In Central Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan’s health department recorded the amount of ISPA suffering per fourth week September 2015 is 3.052 soul. From this data the most of ISPA sufferers are children and parents.
The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded more than 15 babies held by ISPA due to forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Five of them died. In addition to the health side, educational and psychological needs of children are also impaired. Schools are often blurred, so that the spiritual and inner needs of children to interact, get education, and play are not met because it should continue to be at home. If the smoke disaster is endless, then the children's development will be disturbed.
Indra Saputra (10 years) wearing masks in the environment where he lives in the Cabbage, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Delta Intan Permatasari (10 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lived in Kampung Arut, Jekan Raya Subdistrict, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
But the real ghost that strikes the future of children is the haze mist itself. Smoke caution contains a variety of pollutants that impact the health of each person who breathes the smoke, and one of them is cancer.
According to WHO, substances that can cause cancer primarily smoke produced from the combustion of organic ingredients. The influence of the cancer cause particles from the new haze can be detected after a range of 5 to 10 years so that the overall effect of inhaling the haze cannot be directly known. In addition, smoke mist also causes decrease in brain function. This indirect health effect looks into the future of children who constantly suck smoke. The future of the nation’s success generation.
Photo and Text: Rosa Panggabean
Arjuna (7 years) wearing masks in the environment where he lives in the Cab, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Aliya Aprilia Kania (6 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in Kampung Arut, Jekan Raya Subdistrict, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Bayu Aditya Febrianto (6 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in Kampung Arut, Jekan Raya Subdistrict, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Cinta Jessica (5 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in the village of Lower Cabbage, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Jimmy Ramadhan (7 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in Lake Tahai, Nyaru Menteng, Tanggiling, Central Kalimantan.
Indah Nur'aini (10 years) wearing masks in the environment where he lives in Kampung Mendawai Social, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
From (10 years old), sits in class 4 in SDN 14 Crosskaraya, wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in the village of Mendawai Social, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Nopelita Juwanty (9 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lived in Kampung Arut, Jekan Raya Subdistrict, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
Wahyu Guna Pratama (8 years) wearing masks in the neighborhood where he lives in Kampung Arut, Jekan Raya Subdistrict, Kota Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
