Batulelleng leprosy colony / leprosy hospital
General information (2003)
The settlement is located around the BatulLelleng Leprosy Hospital. The complex is situated about 17 km from Makale, the capital of the Tana Toraja district, and about 310 km from Makassar. It was built on 10 hectares of land during the Dutch occupation in 1941, and officially opened in 1943. The Batu Lelleng settlement is under the control of the government of the Tana Toraja district / Heath Department. At the time of the visit, 110 people affected by leprosy in a total of 203 people are living here.
The settlement is located around the BatulLelleng Leprosy Hospital. The complex is situated about 17 km from Makale, the capital of the Tana Toraja district, and about 310 km from Makassar. It was built on 10 hectares of land during the Dutch occupation in 1941, and officially opened in 1943. The Batu Lelleng settlement is under the control of the government of the Tana Toraja district / Heath Department. At the time of the visit, 110 people affected by leprosy in a total of 203 people are living here.
The head of the hospital. is Dr Marsuki. According to him, the local government subsidies the living cost of the people affected by leprosy with about 36 million rupiah in the year 2002. Also allocated are packages (JPSBK) from the government with an amount of 100 million rupiah per year. Toraja churches and Dutch organizations donate school fees for children. Occasionally, the community donates packages of rice, sugar, milk, noodles etc. The majority of people affected by leprosy has deformities and is depending very much on the help of donations.
The land and houses still belong to the government. The building is not like a usual hospital; the patients can stay there with their families.
Medical services
One paramedic under the supervision of Dr. Marsuki runs the out patient department (OPD).
The in patient department (IPD) with 67 beds is fully occupied. The buildings are not like usual wards, but consist of a group of houses, where patients stay with their families. Therefore the difference between the in patients and out patients department is not really clear.
