Figures of Disquiet

Leprosy that attacks children in Sukabumi is a new and alarming fact. The economic crisis and poverty is thought to be the cause of babies being born with low resistance.

January 5, 2010

LEPROSY is truly timeless. This disease, also called Mobus Hansen, has colored history since the days of the prophets until today, a world connected through Facebook and Twitter. The sufferers are still everywhere in places where poverty strikes.

One of these places is Simpenan subdistrict. In early December 2009, 38 people with leprosy from this area located in Sukabumi, West Java, held a demonstration at the Sukabumi regency office. Accompanie

...

More Articles