PerMaTa Indonesia Perhimpunan Mandiri Kusta
Membebaskan dari Stigma & Diskriminasi Menuju Kualitas Hidup yang Layak
Introduction
When people hear the word Leprosy, the looming stature is a scruffy, shabby, and the poor. Leprosy disease is always attached to the negative conditions and poverty. In fact, many people assume that Leprosy is hereditary and disease caused by the curse that acts violating the social norms and religious person does. Since the time of BCE people who have Leprosy always scorned and excluded from social interaction.
About PerMaTa
In 2000 there was leprosy control program in several provinces in Indonesia has reached elimination in accordance with WHO standards (found in less than 1 patient baru/10.000 population) and report showed that new patients start to decline every year. Although the number of new patients each year decline, the social problem remains affects to the people affected by leprosy. Most of people affected by leprosy are living in poverty and backwardness. This occurs because the strength of stigma and discrimination behaviors experienced by those who living with the community.
On 15th of February, 2007 in Jakarta, 12 representatives of people affected by leprosy from East Java, East Nusa Tenggara and South Sulawesi agreed to declare the establishment of the Association of Independent Leprosy (PerMaTa Indonesia). Permata Indonesia is expected to be organization acomodates aspirations of people affected by leprosy in voicing their human rights.
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The major problem faced by people affected by leprosy in Indonesia is the stigma and discrimination from the society. Stigma and discrimination has led to the existence of people affected by leprosy as a marginalized group who do not have adequate access to the sources of public services which...
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Thursday, 02 September 2010
Permata Indonesia is an organization that concerns on improving quality of life of people affected by leprosy and their families. To realize this purpose the Permata Indonesia provides a scholarship program to members of PerMaTa and their family. The scholarships are given to members of PerMaTa who...
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Friday, 21 May 2010
Permata Indonesia as an organization of people afferted by leprosy in Indonesia focused its program on advocacy of the rights of people affected by leprosy. In order to improve knowledge and skills of PerMaTa members in the field of policy advocacy in the May 2010, PerMaTa Indonesia organized...
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Friday, 21 May 2010
On May 5, 2010 Permata Indonesia conducts multi-stakeholder meeting in the district of Sampang Madura. The meeting were held at the Village Hall and attended by 35 participants consist of representatives from Community Health Center, a District Headman, Apa'an village headman, the head of the...
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Friday, 21 May 2010
On 24 - 25 April 2010 PerMaTa Indonesia conducted a Training of Journalism and Writing Books for members of Permata Indonesia in East Java. The training was held in BK3S Building Surabaya with purpose to introduce and increase the skills of PerMaTa members in the field of journalism and writing...
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Leprosy Symptoms
If you find red or white patches on your skin and the spots are not itchy, then immediately visited the health center to conduct the examination
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