Reconstructive surgery in South Sulawesi – part 4
From 11–26 July 2025, Dr. Wim Theuvenet conducted his fourth visit to South Sulawesi as part of the TLM-supported reconstructive surgery training program. Activities were carried out in Toraja (Elim Hospital) and Makassar (Tadjuddin Chalid Hospital/RSTC), with additional visits to Maros and Sinjai districts. During this time, a total of 26 individuals—among them several children […]
The Bali Events
From 2 to 9 July 2025, PerMaTa–YDTI participated in a series of international leprosy meetings in Bali: 2–3 July – ILEP Advisory Panel Meeting.Al Kadri attended as a panel member, while Rahma, Arfah, and Nuni were invited to introduce PerMaTa to this high-level group of persons affected by leprosy. Kerstin acted as interpreter. 4–6 July […]
Polewali: First visit to West Sulawesi Province
May 2025. We conducted a first courtesy visit to the Polewali Mandar District Health Office to discuss the plans for our upcoming activities in the Polewali area. During the meeting, we met with the Head of the Health Office (Mr. Mustam), the Head of Department (Mr. Gunadil), and the Leprosy Supervisor (Mr. Muh. Mukmin). The […]
World Leprosy Day 2025
Happy World Leprosy Day 2025, celebrated in Pangkep, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, with PerMaTa members and supporters from all over the province, with special guest from PerMaTa West Jawa! The situation is not so happy, actually, with a severe lack of MDT leprosy treatment in some countries (Nigeria has not allowed any MDT into the country for […]
Happy New Year 2025!
The year 2024 ended with the dreadful news of the death of Fichrin Hidayat, 19 years young, our friend, companion, leader of PerMaTa in Pangkep and enthusiastic participant in the SHF scholar programme. We mourn Fichrin but we also celebrate those young people affected who have overcome the challenges that leprosy still presents today. Yusniati […]