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Collection of leprosy news, found 46 news.

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 ...

JKN members with nine special conditions need no referral

Patients of the National Health Insurance (JKN)  with nine health disorder conditions can be handled by hospitals ...

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 ...

Public health services in Timika remain unaffected amid pandemic

Public health services in the remote mountainous and coastal areas of Mimika District, Papua Province, remain ...

News Focus - Papua, West Papua remain at risk of elephantiasis l

Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, has been a public health problem in Indonesia for a long time, with ...

Indonesia, Switzerland enhance health cooperation

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

Stigma attached to leprosy hampers efforts to control disease: Ministry

Public stigma attached to leprosy is hampering efforts to eradicate the disease in some regions as people afflicted ...

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 ...

Nurses Call for End to Leprosy Discrimination

-The Nippon Foundation and the International Council of Nurses jointly released Global Appeal 2015 in Tokyo on Jan. 27, ...

Morocco Symposium Tackles Issue of Stigma and Discrimination Associated with Leprosy

-A recent symposium in Morocco on leprosy and human rights was an opportunity for Naima Azzouzi to speak publicly for ...