Involving Cross Sector to Review and Update Mount Semeru Eruption Contingency Plan in Health Sector Lumajang District 2024

Summary: The District Health Office (DHO) of Lumajang has prepared a contingency plan for handling the Semeru Volcano in 2015. The eruption of Mount Semeru that occurred during COVID-19 in 2021, which resulted in casualties, losses, and property damage, proves that disaster health management in the Semeru Disaster Prone Area needs to run more effectively. Considering the many challenges and problems faced at that time, like one-stop information provision, accumulation of logistical assistance, public health programs, and management of the Emergency Medical Team, DHO Lumajang decided to update that contingency plan. Full day discussion activities with the participants were DHO Lumajang, representatives of the district agency for disaster, the public health center, the hospital, the professional health organization, and the social department. This discussion aims to review and update the Contingency Plan of Mount Semeru Eruption 2015 that was arranged by DHO Lumajang. Organizational structure, risk analysis, scenario development, capacity analysis, policies and strategies, and SOPs are all important components to updates in a contingency plan document. The organizational structure prepared follows the MoH 2023 Health Crisis Management guidelines. Contingency plans are based on scenarios that analyze risks, and the participants decided to use a multi-disaster scenario that occurs during COVID-19. Capacity analysis involves assessing vulnerabilities and capacities at the regional level based on data Semeru Eruption 2021. SOP updates are adjusted to coordination flows and strategy policy for effective preparedness, response, and recovery operations. Strategy DHO of involving cross-sectors to review and update contingency plans is a good collaboration. Disaster health management policies and strategies continue to develop following regional needs in dealing with disasters. Experience in dealing with various disasters requires the DHO to build collaboration with cross sectors, especially to organize coordination mechanisms.