Lerang leprosy colony
General information
The Lerang settlement is under control of the government health department of the district of Bone. It is situated about 25 km from Watampone, the capital of the district of Bone, and about 200 km from Makassar. It was built on 100 hectares of land during the Dutch occupation in Indonesia in 1927.
General information
The Lerang settlement is under control of the government health department of the district of Bone. It is situated about 25 km from Watampone, the capital of the district of Bone, and about 200 km from Makassar. It was built on 100 hectares of land during the Dutch occupation in Indonesia in 1927.
At the time of the visit the settlements had 572 inhabitants of whom 497 people are affected by leprosy. The majority of the people affected by leprosy are of advanced age. Lerang used to have an in-patient department, but not anymore.
In general, the people in the settlement are self-reliant. The local government provides a monthly donation of Rp 8.000 per leprosy affected person with a deformity. This subsidy is only allocated to 200 inhabitants. The land and houses still belong to the government. The conditions of the complex and the houses are similar to those in the surrounding of the settlement. There is no displayed signboard that points out that there is a leprosy settlement.
· Medical services
A paramedic is running a clinic (OPD) in the settlement. The Cina health centre, which is located about 9 km from the settlement, supervises this clinic. The staff of the HC regularly -3 times a week- visits the settlement
