There is only one leprosy colony in East Kalimantan province.
Tenggarong Leprosy Hospital / Settlement
Address: RSK Tenggaraong, Kec. Tenggarong, Kalimantan Timur
Tenggarong Leprosy Hospital / Settlement
Address: RSK Tenggaraong, Kec. Tenggarong, Kalimantan Timur
The Tenggarong leprosy hospital consists of the hospital itself and the leprosy village surrounding the hospital. The owner of this hospital and its leprosy village is government ofEast Kalimantan. It is situated about 6 km from Tenggarong the capital of Tenggarong district and about 35 km from Samarinda the capital of East Kalimanatan. At present there are 15 ex-leprosy patients in total staying in the -20-bed hospital (3 of them are still on MDT, 12 ex-leprosy patients with social indication).
There were 20 couples of ex-leprosy patients and 11 couples of normal people inhabiting the village surrounding the hospital. In total there are 123 inhabitants live in the leprosy village. The people in the village have self-reliant. They are cultivating the land and woks integrated with normal people in the surrounding communities. There is no finance or donation provided by the government for the people in the leprosy village.
Total inhabitants in the leprosy hospital with leprosy village are 138 (50 ex-leprosy patients and 88 normal people). Therefore the proportion of ex-leprosy patients is 36%.
The hospital was erected in 1938, caters for leprosy patients.
There are 12 leprosy patients stay in the hospital at present. All of them are MB types, and have RFT. Therefore there is no medical indication for their hospitalization anymore. At present the government provides subsidy for the hospital and to the patients. All facilities are given free of charge. All 12 ex-leprosy patients have been examined for necessity of physical rehabilitation. The results are as follows:
Seven of them need simple ulcer care, 2 with complicated ulcers, 3 need reconstructive surgery.
