Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine
- Written by Ermi Ndoen, Peneliti Kesehatan Masyarakat, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang
Illustration of a malaria-transmitting mosquito.Somboon Bunproy / ShutterstockPapua accounted for 93% of Indonesia’s 527,000 malaria cases in 2024, as elimination efforts continue to face multiple challenges — including local perceptions that normalise malaria as an ordinary illness, emphasising the need for more effective...





