#leprosy cases

Collection of leprosy cases news, found 16 news.

Minister opens social granary to handle leprosy in Maluku's Tanimbar

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, on Thursday, opened a social granary in Tanimbar Islands District, Maluku ...

Minister Risma says social granaries built to handle leprosy cases

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini has constructed a number of social granaries to handle the high number of ...

Bappenas shares strategies for handling poverty, health issues

Minister of National Development Planning and head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso ...

5 neglected tropical diseases still found in Indonesia: Ministry

Five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are still being detected in Indonesia, according to the Health ...

Low fund allocations in APBD challenge to leprosy handling: Ministry

The Ministry of Health has said that low fund allocation in regional budgets (APBD) for the handling of tropical ...

Indonesia ranks third globally in leprosy prevalence: Ministry

Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health ...

Abolish stigma against leprosy patients: Governor

The stigma and discrimination against people suffering from leprosy must be eliminated, Central Java Governor Ganjar ...

End leprosy stigma with trendy campaign: Deputy health minister

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono emphasized that the campaign to eradicate the stigma of leprosy ...

Health Ministry records 7,201 leprosy cases in 2021

The Health Ministry has said it recorded 7,201 new leprosy cases caused by mycobacterium leprae across the nation in ...

Leprosy still prevalent in some areas

Leprosy is still prevalent in some areas of Indonesia even though the infectious disease is no longer a mystery and ...

Tangerang health office discovers 397 leprosy patients

The Tangerang District Health Office has found as many as 397 leprosy patients in need of serious attention. ...

South Kalimantan records spike in leprosy cases

Cases of leprosy continue to increase in Balangan district, South Kalimantan, according to local Health Office Chief ...

Indonesia health minister visits Timika to monitor leprosy

Indonesian Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi visits Timika, Papua to monitor the spread of leprosy in Mumugu village, Asmat ...

Rise in number of lepers in Ternate

There has been a marked increase in the number of people lately diagnosed with leprosy in Ternate, North Maluku, ...

Indonesia still unable to eradicate leprosy

Although Indonesia has managed to reach leprosy elimination stage, the country has not been able to completely ...