Indonesia plans to revive sanatoriums to treat tuberculosis

A health worker conducts a chest X-ray scan at Tangerang City General Hospital in Banten, on March 21, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post) The government is planning to revive sanatoriums as a tool to eradicate tuberculosis (TB). But experts are concerned the strategy will not help in the fight against the infectious disease.

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo recently instructed the Health Ministry to reestablish sanatoriums as part of the government’s strategy to curb increasing TB cases in the country. The ministry recorded 354 cases of TB and 34 deaths from the disease per 100,000 population.