The Leprosy Settlement is located near the Sorong Leprosy Hospital. In 1995 the Ministry of Social Affair provided houses for ex-leprosy patients from the Sorong Leprosy Hospital i.e 50 houses at KM-11 and 10 houses at KM-10. Now they have some problems with the land where the houses built. The owners of the lands are asking to give their land back, as they have never sold or handed over it to the government.
At present there are 432 inhabitants of the Sorong leprosy colony. There are 72 ex-leprosy patients out of the total of 432 inhabitants. The proportion of ex-leprosy patients is 17%. All of inhabitants seems to be in self-reliance status. There is no donation derive from the government
Medical functionality of the settlement
There is no specialized clinic for leprosy in the Settlement. The inhabitants use the Sorong Hospital (Sele Be Solu Hospital) for their health service needs. They can also go to HC nearby for non-leprosy consultations.
