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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 ...

Bin Laden`s son denied entry to Egypt

Osama bin Ladens son Omar was refused entry to Egypt on Saturday (Dec. 17), airport sources said, giving no reason why ...

Health minister promotes voluntary HIV test on World AIDS Day

Indonesias Health Minister Nila F Moeloek has promoted the voluntary HIV test for public during the commemoration of ...

President asks for more integrated efforts to fight terrorism

President Joko Widodo has asked for a more integrated effort to fight terrorism to ensure better results. "The ...

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 ...

Disabled Indonesian delegates attend UN meeting

A total of 18 people with hearing disabilities are in the Indonesian delegation attending the UN meeting on the Rights ...

Ban on communism still in force: Pramono

The Indonesian government has reminded the people that the ban on communism and the decision on dissolution of the ...

Call to Improve Quality of Death -- Critical for Governments to Make Palliative Care Part of Comprehensive Healthcare

- The Lien Foundation calls on governments and policy makers to hasten and improve their provision of palliative ...

Discourse on Papua dialogue restarts

After about a two-year hiatus, the discourse regarding the Jakarta-Papua dialogue to seek a peaceful solution to the ...

Release of Papua political prisoners strategic for Papua development

The release of a number of Papua political prisoners was a strategic step toward development of the countrys ...

Jokowi administration opens foreign media access to Papua

The administration of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced to lift restrictions on foreign media in Papua, after on the ...

Pardon granted for Papuan to eliminate conflict stigma: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said here on Saturday that he pardoned five political prisoners in Papua to eradicate ...

Indonesian National Museum collaborates with Google to create virtual tour

The National Museum of Indonesia is collaborating with internet giant Google to enable internet users and digital ...

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 ...

Sasakawa Wins IBA Rule of Law Award for Efforts to End Leprosy Discrimination

-The International Bar Association, the world's leading body of legal professionals, bar associations and law ...