Dozens of Villages in Bireuen Receive Open Defecation Free Certificates.

As many as 80 villages in Bireuen Regency have received Open Defecation Free (ODF) certificates or are called villages that are free from open defecation or defecation.

The certificate handover was carried out in a series of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Declarations and the Parade of Maternal and Child Health Books (KIA) at the Hj Fauziah Convention Hall Building, Cot Gapu Bireuen, Sunday (12/22/2024).

The event, which was opened by the Acting (Pj) Regent of Bireuen, Jalaluddin SH MM, was attended by village heads, sub-district heads, Heads of Health Centers, health cadres, Bireuen Health Office staff and others.

The handover of ODF certificates was carried out by the sub-district heads and heads of Health Centers of each sub-district accompanied by the Head of Bireuen Health Office, Dr. Irwan. With this handover, all villages in Bireuen have received ODF certificates.

Bireuen Health Office Head, Dr. Irwan said, the ODF issue also still needs support from all parties, villages with ODF status in 2023 are 33.99 percent. The target to be achieved is 100 percent, in 2024 the progress of ODF Villages has reached 100 percent.

Here are the details of the 80 villages that received ODF certificates:

Kota Juang District 1 village, Peusangan Selatan 2, Peusangan 3, Jangka 15, Jeunieb 8, Jeumpa 5, Juli UPTD Health Center area July 1 two villages, Samalanga 6, Kuala 5, Peusangan Siblah Krueng 4, Peudada 6, Makmur 7, Simpang Mamplam 4, Gandapura UPTD Health Center area Mon Keulayu 1, Juli UPTD Health Center area July 2 five villages, Gandapura Gandapura Health Center area 3, Peulimbang 2, 20 Sanitarian Health Centers and Bireuen Health Office.