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Collection of leprosy news, found 17 news.

Indonesia finds 13,297 suspected leprosy cases amid boosted screenings

The Indonesian Ministry of Health stated that under the 2026 Free Health Screening (CKG) program, it identified 13,297 ...

Govt targets 37,000 leprosy case detections to speed up elimination

The Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to identify an estimated 37,000 undiagnosed leprosy cases to enable ...

Health Ministry applies TOKEN strategy to curb malaria in Papua

The Ministry of Health introduced the Find, Treat, Control (TOKEN) strategy to accelerate the reduction of malaria ...

Health Minister calls for accelerated leprosy screening, surveillance

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted the need for accelerating leprosy screening and surveillance to ...

Top court recognizes chronic illnesses as disabilities

The Constitutional Court (MK) has granted a judicial review of Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities, ...

One year of free health check program, a healthy start to productivity

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The saying underscores the importance of ...

Govt adds scabies, leprosy, yaws screenings to health check program

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has added screenings for scabies, leprosy, and yaws to the nationwide Free Health ...

Gov't expands free health checks with immunization tracking

The Ministry of Health has included children’s immunization history in the Free Health Check-Up (CKG) program to ...

West Papua taps public spaces to boost Free Health Check uptake

The West Papua provincial government has decided to utilize public spaces and social activities to expand the reach of ...

WHO Ambassador reaffirms commitment to end leprosy in Indonesia

WHO Honorary Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa reaffirmed his commitment to combat leprosy in Indonesia ...

Indonesia includes leprosy screening in free health checks

The Indonesian government has added leprosy screening to its Free Health Check (CKG) program this year as part of ...

RI Govt follows up on finding of Indonesians with leprosy in Romania

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is coordinating with the Bali Health Office to follow up on a leprosy case involving ...

Senator calls for stronger budget for treating leprosy in West Papua

Chair of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) Committee III, Filep Wamafma, has called on both central and ...

Indonesia, Switzerland enhance health cooperation

The government of Indonesia and Switzerland have agreed to cooperate in the health sector, such as improving capacity ...

The Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Named Japanese Government's Special Envoy

-     At a Cabinet session on February 19, the Government of Japan named Nippon Foundation Chairman ...