1) Sorong Residents Protest Palm Oil Company’s Harvesting on Disputed Land
IN PACNEWS READING TIME: 3 MINS READ JUNE 8, 2026 0 Author : Gamaliel Kaliele Editor : Nuevaterra Mambor
Sorong, Jubi – Residents in Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, have protested against palm oil company PT Inti Kebun Sejahtera (IKS) for continuing to harvest palm fruit on land that remains under dispute in Klalik Village, Klaso District.
One resident, Roy, said the community was disappointed that the company had continued its operations despite ongoing objections from landowners. “Since January, we have maintained a blockade on the area as a form of protest because our concerns and rights have never been properly addressed. Yet the company continues to enter the disputed land and harvest palm fruit as if there were no problem,” Roy said on Sunday.
According to Roy, the community initially agreed to allow the company to use the land for a nursery. However, residents later alleged that the company expanded its activities and converted the area into a palm oil plantation without obtaining consent from the customary landowners.
He said the dispute dates back to 2006, when the company began clearing land in several plots that formed part of community-owned plasma plantation areas. The clearing, he claimed, was carried out without prior notification to local residents who held rights to the land.
Roy said residents sought compensation of Rp150 million during mediation efforts held in February 2026. The figure was calculated based on the company’s use of the land from 2006 to 2025.
During negotiations, the community later reduced its demand to Rp250,000 per hectare per month for an agreed period.
“We have tried to find a compromise. Initially, we requested Rp150 million based on nearly two decades of land use. We later reduced our demand to Rp250,000 per hectare per month and even agreed to limit compensation calculations to the company’s operations between 2020 and 2025. However, our demands have yet to be addressed,” Roy said.
In addition to compensation issues, residents have questioned the lack of clarity regarding land boundaries, arguing that a transparent verification process involving Indonesia’s National Land Agency (BPN) is necessary.
Community members have repeatedly requested a new land survey to verify the legal boundaries between community-owned land and areas claimed by the company. According to residents, that request has not been fulfilled.
“People are asking why an area that 400 hectares was once around, is now shown on maps as only about 260 hectares. What happened to the rest of the land? The company must explain what happened to that land,” Roy said.
The disputed land is located within a former transmigration settlement area established in 1988, where approximately 200 transmigrant households were allocated land by the government.
Roy said each household originally received about two hectares, bringing the total distributed area to roughly 400 hectares.
“Today, much of that land is under dispute, and some of it has been reclaimed by Indigenous communities,” he said.
He added that residents have pursued various avenues to resolve the conflict, including dialogue and mediation, but no definitive solution has been offered by the company.
Residents are now urging both the Sorong Regency administration and the central government to intervene in what they describe as a long-running agrarian conflict.
They argue that government involvement is essential to prevent the dispute from escalating further and to ensure that the company ceases operations on the contested land until community grievances have been resolved in accordance with the law.
“We are not opposed to investment. However, investment should not come at the expense of people’s rights,” Roy said.
“We remind PT Inti Kebun Sejahtera not to continue harvesting on land whose legal status remains disputed. We will continue defending our rights until there is clarity and justice.”
Meanwhile, Ambrosius Klagilit of the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua Pos) in Sorong said the issue should not be treated as an ordinary land dispute but as a matter involving the fundamental land rights of local communities.
“The state must not allow a company to continue profiting from land whose ownership and status are still being challenged by the community,” Klagilit said.
He argued that the company should suspend all activities in the disputed area until a fair and transparent resolution is reached.
“If there are still unresolved objections and demands from the community, company operations should be temporarily halted until a lawful and transparent settlement is achieved,” he said.
Klagilit added that both regional and national governments have a legal obligation to ensure that business activities do not undermine community rights.
According to him, allowing the conflict to continue unchecked would reflect weak state oversight of problematic investment practices.
He further warned that if residents’ demands continue to be ignored, LBH Papua Pos Sorong will pursue legal action and advocacy efforts measures to safeguard community rights. (*)
2) Indonesia. Militarism on the rise amid censorship over West Papua
by Duncan Graham | Jun 8, 2026 | Comment & Analysis, Latest Posts
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Australians are rightly concerned with violent abuses of powerless people far away in the Middle East. Yet next door, similar evils thrive. Duncan Graham reports from Indonesia.
The Indonesian military’s interference in high school and university education is threatening the next generation’s knowledge of the world and how issues affecting their lives are being erased.
The documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) has been banned by civic authorities and soldiers from three locations: the public Mataram University (Lombok Island, alongside Bali), North Maluku, and Yogyakarta in Central Java.
Intimidating discussions of the film are pushing students away from inquiry, the core of all learning. They’re turning into sheep.
The Indonesian producers say their film “chronicles the struggle of indigenous Papuans to defend their ancestral lands and forests from the threat of food security projects or food estates. “The documentary also exposes the involvement of business circles, palm oil conglomerates and the Indonesian Military in government-backed national strategic projects.”
A news account of the Mataram Uni banning read: “Efforts at negotiations between the committee and several student organisation officials yielded no results, and an argument ensued. The campus authorities were unwilling to compromise and remained firm.
The event was then forcibly broken up without any justification.
Last month, another screening of the film by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists in Ternate City, North Maluku, was closed by Lieutenant Colonel Jani Setiadi, claiming social media rejections of Pesta Babi.
(Ternate is 1,660 km northeast of Mataram. West Papua is a further 500 km east of Ternate, a volcanic island in the Maluku group. There are about 17,500 islands in the Indonesian archipelago.)
“There’s been a lot of opposition to this film screening on social media because many people think it’s provocative,” Jani reportedly said. He was formerly a deputy commander of an infantry battalion.
“… the joint screening [should] not go ahead considering that issues of ethnicity, religion, race and intergroup relations issues in North Maluku are highly sensitive and easily politicised.”
AJI Ternate Chairperson Yunita Kaunar alleged Jani’s orders were “an act of intimidation against legitimate civilian activities.
“If every critical work is considered a threat and then silenced, then democracy is in a dangerous situation. The state must not be afraid of discussions and documentaries.”
In late April in Yogyakarta, a scheduled showing at a Catholic venue was cancelled without reason. The Central Java city is Indonesia’s cultural HQ.
Army influence
These episodes amplify concerns that Indonesia is being run by the army,
freed from the barracks by their boss, disgraced former general now President Prabowo Subianto.
Now he’s back in the top job and militarising the Republic of 285 million – that’s 11 to one Aussie. There are just three other nations with more people – India, China and the US.
Though trained to kill, be-medalled officers in the Tentara (military) Nasional Indonesia have been taking over the jobs of peaceful civilian bureaucrats. No appropriate experience or qualifications? No worries, it’s the discipline that’s needed.
Now the men in khaki have turned censors, shutting down screenings of the 57-minute Pesta Babi.
The soldiers from Java watching out for spears and jungle-track ambushes in West Papua tend to be Muslims; pig products are haram (forbidden), so meals aren’t shared with the Christian locals.
That ensures convivial sit-downs to talk peace are rare.
West Papua suppression
West Papua has been shut to foreign journalists for decades. Twelve years ago, activists in London claimed:
“Dozens of demonstrators dressed in black gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy today to lead the global protest against West Papua’s 50-year-long isolation. The demonstration was organised by TAPOL (an international organisation for Indonesian political prisoners) and Survival International, supported by Amnesty UK and the Free West Papua Campaign.
“The rally was one of 22 protests around the world calling for free and open access to Indonesia’s most secretive region.”
More than 83,000 soldiers on rotation and carrying modern weapons have been trying to put down bow-and-arrow guerrillas protesting possession of West Papua and its enormous mineral riches.
The Grasberg mine has one of the world’s largest reserves of gold and copper. It’s a joint venture among the governments of Indonesia, Central Papua, and the US company Freeport-McMoRan.
In colonial times West Papua was the Netherlands New Guinea. It was taken over by Indonesia in 1969 after a referendum of 1,025 hand-picked ‘leaders’ claimed they wanted Jakarta’s control. It was called the Act of Free Choice, retitled by cynics as the Act Free of Choice.
The population is now an estimated 5.6 million. About two-thirds are Christian.
Pig Feast
Scenes in the Pesta Babi film show villagers opposing the destruction of the jungle, erecting large crucifixes. The most impactful vision has a colossal barge laden with scores of new yellow front-end loaders crawling off the deck, rolling onto land and bashing into the green bush.
Indonesian journalist Made Supriatma, a Visiting Fellow at Singapore’s Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, was due to comment:
“Once a Papuan speaks, even through film, it’s banned. And this ban occurs in a place owned by the Catholic Church … that should give those silenced by the authorities a chance to speak.”
Antipodean support for the Papuans has mainly come from NZ where activism thrives, though there are some supporters across the Ditch. Parramatta’s Catholic Outlook newsletter commented:
“The Papuan Church, which has long been dominated by Indonesian clergy, has done little to protest the state’s exploitation of this resource-rich region’s forests and minerals, disregarding the fundamental rights of Papuans to live on their land.”
In early May, seven young Papuans in the Central Highlands were injured – one seriously – when police allegedly opened fire on a parade of school graduates displaying the banned West Papuan nationalist Morning Star flag.
The National Indigenous Times reported a government spokesman claiming, “Local authorities in close relations with civic groups, including church authorities and traditional leaders, are currently trying to conduct a thorough investigation regarding the incident.”
Observers of the 60-year conflict between indigenous tribesmen and imported troops estimate more than 100,000 West Papuans have been killed since the Indonesian takeover.
Indonesian researchers have been “mapping the violence that has occurred, in part inspired by the massacre mapping project of Indigenous people in Australia by the Guardian and the University of Newcastle.”
No sign yet that Jakarta sees the ongoing hate and anger as needing attention. That will require so many deaths the world starts to notice. Whether that would include the Australian government is questionable.
Duncan Graham has a Walkley Award, two Human Rights Commission awards and other prizes for his radio, TV and print journalism in Australia. He now lives in Indonesia.
3) West Papuan 'Pig Feast' documentary subject files police complaint against director
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A documentary about the displacement of indigenous West Papuans to make way for massive state-backed agriculture projects has caused a huge stir in Indonesia.
Some public screenings of 'Pig Feast' in Indonesia have been shutdown by military but it still has more than 13 million views on YouTube since its release in March.
Now one of the West Papuans featured in the documentary, Yasinta Moiwend, has changed her story and even laid a complaint against the film's director with police.
Journalist Hellena Souisa from ABC Indonesia has spoken to Yasinta's family who say they're shocked by her behaviour.
"The family suspects she may have changed her position under pressure or intimidation," she said. "[They] also questioned how Yasinta was suddenly able to travel to Jakarta, pay for accommodation and legal representation."
4) 18-year-old Papuan girl killed in suspected military drone strike in Lanny Jaya Regency
8 June 2026 / 2 minutes of reading
An 18-year-old Papuan girl named Mrs Penti Weya was reportedly killed by a suspected drone-delivered explosive in Wunapunggu Village, Melagi District, Lanny Jaya Regency, on the morning of Sunday, 7 June 2026. According to various sources, the explosion occurred in a civilian residential area. Mrs Weya sustained lethal injuries as a result of shrapnel during the attack, including extensive wounds to her left and right arm, face and chest. Following the incident, relatives cremated the body in accordance with local customs (see photo below, source: independent HRD).
According to reports received from local sources, Indonesian military personnel (TNI) allegedly conducted an aerial operation using an unmanned drone over Wunapunggu Village on the morning of 7 June 2026. The drone reportedly dropped an explosive which exploded right next to Mr Penti Weya, causing fatal injuries. The explosion also left a crater at the scene (see photo on top, source: independent HRD) and triggered panic amongst local residents, many of whom reportedly fled the area fearing further attacks. At the time of writing, no official statement has been issued by the TNI regarding the incident.
Local sources reported that further reported that aerial operations in the Melagi District area remained ongoing following the incident.
Human rights analysis
If confirmed, the deliberate or indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in or near civilian-populated areas raises serious concerns under international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). Parties to an armed conflict are required to distinguish at all times between civilians and military objectives and to take all feasible precautions to minimise civilian harm. Attacks directed against civilians or carried out without adequate precautions may constitute serious violations of IHL. The reported killing of Mrs Penti Weya also engages Indonesia’s obligations under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which protects the right to life. The use of lethal force resulting in civilian deaths must be subject to a prompt, effective, independent and impartial investigation capable of establishing the facts, identifying those responsible and providing accountability and remedies to victims’ families
Following the deadly attack on 7 June 2026, relatives cremated Mrs Penti Weya’s body in accordance with local customs
Detailed Case Data Document ID: HRM-CAS-075-2026 Region: Indonesia > Highland Papua > Lanny Jaya > Melagi Total number of victims: 1
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Number of Victims
Name, Details
Gender
Age
Group Affiliation
Violations
1.
1
Penti Weya
female
18
Indigenous Peoples
execution, right to life, unlawful killing
Period of incident: 07/06/2026 – 07/06/2026 Perpetrator: Republic Indonesia > Indonesian Security Forces > Indonesian Military (TNI) Issues: security force violence, women and children
1) Indigenous Community Blocks Access Road to PT Freeport Indonesia Operations
IN PACNEWS READING TIME: 3 MINS READ JUNE 5, 2026 0 Author : Silpester Kasipka Editor : Nuevaterra Mambor
Jayapura, Jubi – Members of the Tuarek Natkime Foundation blocked the access road leading to PT Freeport Indonesia’s operational area at Check Point 430 in Kuala Kencana, Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, on Thursday morning.
The blockade lasted for approximately two hours. In addition to blocking the road, protesters delivered speeches demanding greater transparency in the management of scrap metal, which they said had been handled without the involvement of Indigenous customary landowners.
The demonstrators called for clarity and recognition of their rights to manage scrap metal located at Landfill 39, an area within PT Freeport Indonesia’s operational zone.
Maroni Natkime, secretary of the Tuarek Natkime Foundation, said the Indigenous community was not only demanding a share of the proceeds from scrap metal management but was also seeking transparency regarding the benefits that should have been returned to local communities.
“We are not merely pursuing money or profits. What we are asking for is transparency. Where is the evidence of improvements in welfare, education, the economy, and healthcare that should have resulted from scrap metal management all these years?” Natkime told Jubi by phone on Thursday.
According to Natkime, the right to manage the scrap metal had previously been granted by shareholders to the foundation for the benefit of Indigenous communities in Mimika, particularly the Amungme and Kamoro peoples.
However, he alleged that certain parties had managed the resource without involving the customary rights holders. He also claimed that personnel from Community Development and Social Local Development (SLD) had interfered in the management of the scrap metal.
The foundation, he said, had formally written to several relevant institutions, including the police, seeking resolution of the dispute.
“We have sent letters and invited the relevant parties to attend meetings, but they did not show up. We have also submitted a letter to the Mimika Police,” he said.
Natkime added that the foundation remained open to dialogue if invited by PT Freeport Indonesia’s management or other stakeholders to discuss the issue transparently.
“Our hope is that everything is handled transparently and that no individuals continue using Indigenous peoples’ rights for personal interests,” he said.
Meanwhile, protest coordinator Aryanus Magal said the demonstration represented the third generation of the Tua Rek Nakima family’s struggle for justice from PT Freeport Indonesia, particularly its Community Development division.
“As the third generation, we are demonstrating to seek justice from PT Freeport Indonesia, especially Community Development, regarding the management of scrap metal,” Magal said.
Magal stated that his family possessed documents and agreements dating back to 2000 and 2014 that allegedly granted the Tua Rek Nakima family rights over the management of scrap metal. He said the dispute had persisted for decades.
According to him, the family’s elders had fought for recognition of these rights for 21 years, while the third generation had continued the struggle for another 13 years without any resolution from the company.
“We have repeatedly requested meetings with management, but they have never been facilitated or accommodated. We feel that our rights have been taken away,” he said.
The protesters also demanded that PT Freeport Indonesia return management rights over the scrap metal to the Tua Rek Nakima family in accordance with agreements they said were reached in 1999 and reaffirmed during a meeting in 2014. They further called for authority over the management and distribution of proceeds to be handed directly to the family without interference from other parties.
“We want to collect it ourselves and distribute it ourselves, not have it divided by the Community Development,” he said.
Beyond the issue of scrap metal management, the protesters called for the replacement of several Community Development officials, whom they blamed for creating divisions within local communities due to what they described as a lack of transparency in the management of CSR funds and scrap metal revenues.
Magal said the protesters had given PT Freeport Indonesia’s management three days to facilitate a meeting with Community Development leaders. The deadline was conveyed in the presence of police officers.
“If our demands are not accommodated within three days, we will take firmer action. If there is still no resolution, we will pursue legal avenues and seek judicial review through the courts,” he said.
During the demonstration, the protesters presented five key demands.
They called for formal recognition of the Tuarek Natkime Foundation’s exclusive right over scrap metal located at Landfill 39 within PT Freeport Indonesia’s operational area.
They also demanded unrestricted access for foundation administrators and representatives of the Mimika Indigenous Peoples Institution to enter the site, the suspension of all activities by PT Elhama Famili and any other appointed parties at the location, and an end to interference by Social and Local Development (SLD), Community Development, and PT Freeport Indonesia security personnel in the foundation’s management of the scrap metal.
In addition, the foundation requested that it retain full authority to manage and utilize the scrap metal assets while legal proceedings concerning alleged document forgery and the misappropriation of Indigenous rights remain ongoing.
As of publication, PT Freeport Indonesia had not issued an official response. Jubi had attempted to contact the company and several parties named in the protesters’ demands but had not received any comment. (*)
2) Joint security forces alleged of torturing four Papuans including a minor during detention in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency
5 June 2026 / 3 minutes of reading
On 10 May 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and the Police arbitrarily detained four indigenous Papuans at the residence of local parliament member Mr Danton Giban, located on Jalan Kurima in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province. According to the reports received, security personnel entered the residence without presenting an arrest warrant, forcibly searched the house, damaged property, seized personal belongings and village administrative documents. Security force members apprehended and subsequently tortured Mr Kablik Giban, 46, Mr Matius Giban, 18, Mr Toni Giban, 43, and 14-year-old whilst in custody (see photos and table of victims below, source: independent HRD). All four were released in the morning of 13 May 2026 without charges due to lack of incriminating evidence for any criminal offense.
On 10 May 2026, at approximately 09:00 pm, security force personnel entered the residence of DPRP member Mr Danton Giban in the Kali Biru area of Dekai without presenting an arrest warrant or explaining the legal basis for their actions. During the operation, security personnel reportedly forced entry into the house, damaging at least seven doors. Officers subsequently conducted a search of the property and seized numerous items, including village administrative documents, village financial records, mobile phones, personal belongings, machetes, axes, kitchen knives, and other work tools commonly used for farming and household activities.
Following the house search, four persons including a minor were apprehended and brought in a Marine Corps vehicle to an undisclosed location. Relatives stated that no official notification regarding the detention was provided and that the detainees were taken away without due process. All four detainees were reportedly subjected coercive interrogation and torture whilst in custody. Security personnel punched and kicked them to their heads and bodies. One officer repeatedly whipped the detainees with a cable and electrocuted them with a stun gun (see photos and table of victims below, source: independent HRD). According to the testimonies received, the abuse was intended to force the detainees to confess affiliation with the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).
Family members demanded the return of all confiscated property and administrative documents. They further requested clarification from the Kodim 1715/Yahukimo Military District Command and the Cartenz Peace Task Force regarding the legal basis for the arrests and the injuries the four detainees sustained during detention.
Human rights analysis
The reported detention of four indigenous Papuans in Yahukimo on 10 May 2026 amounts to the arbitrary deprivation of liberty. Under Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Indonesia is a State Party, no person shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and any deprivation of liberty must be carried out in accordance with established legal procedures. In addition, the reported seizure of property and destruction of parts of the residence without a lawful warrant may also constitute an unlawful interference with privacy, family life, home, and property contrary to Article 17 ICCPR.
The allegations of beatings, electrocution, and coercive interrogations, if confirmed, would constitute torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment prohibited under Article 7 ICCPR and the Convention against Torture (CAT). The prohibition of torture is absolute and applies under all circumstances, including security operations and armed conflict situations.
The detention and alleged torture of Weak Heluka, a 14-year-old child, raises additional concerns under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), particularly Articles 37(a) and 37(b), which prohibit torture of children and require that detention of minors be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period.
Four Papuans tortured by security force personnel during custody in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, 13 May 2026
Detailed Case Data Document ID: HRM-CAS-074-2026 Region: Indonesia > Highland Papua > Yahukimo > Dekai Total number of victims: 4
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Number of Victims
Name, Details
Gender
Age
Group Affiliation
Violations
1.
1
Weak Heluka
male
14
Indigenous Peoples, Student
arbitrary detention, torture
2.
1
Kablik Giban
male
46
Indigenous Peoples
arbitrary detention, torture
3.
1
Matius Guiban
male
18
Indigenous Peoples
arbitrary detention, torture
4.
1
Toni Giban
male
43
Indigenous Peoples
arbitrary detention, torture
Period of incident: 10/05/2026 – 13/05/2026 Perpetrator: Republic Indonesia > Indonesian Security Forces
Perpetrator details: Members of the Kodim 1715/Yahukimo Military District Command and the Cartenz Peace Task Force
Issues: indigenous peoples, security force violence, women and children
3) Central Papua Health Office Holds On-the-Job Training (OJT) in Paniai to Support Governor’s Health Agenda
IN PACNEWS READING TIME: 3 MINS READ JUNE 5, 2026 0 Author : Arjuna Pademme Editor : Nuevaterra Mambor
Jayapura, Jubi – As part of efforts to support the priority programs of Central Papua Governor Meki Nawipa and Deputy Governor Deinas Geley in improving public healthcare services, the Central Papua Health Office conducted an On-the-Job Training (OJT) program in Paniai Regency on Wednesday.
The training focused on the prevention and management of six major communicable diseases: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, leprosy, filariasis, and hepatitis.
The two-day program brought together dozens of healthcare workers from community health centers (Puskesmas) across various districts in Paniai Regency.
Through the training, health authorities aim to strengthen the capacity of healthcare personnel in the mountainous region, enabling them to deliver services that meet national healthcare standards.
Isak Waine, Head of the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Section, representing Acting Central Papua Health Office Head Dr. Agus, said the OJT program for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria forms part of broader efforts to strengthen public health services and support the vision and mission of the Central Papua Provincial Government.
He noted that the training also serves to reinforce healthcare systems in remote highland areas, where geographic challenges and limited access often hinder service delivery.
“This OJT program is not only intended to improve the capacity of healthcare workers but also reflects our collective commitment to supporting the governor’s vision of creating a healthy, self-reliant, and prosperous Central Papua,” Waine said.
According to Waine, strengthening HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs is expected to improve the quality of healthcare services and expand access to quality healthcare for communities at the village and district levels.
He emphasized that the success of public health programs depends on strong collaboration between provincial and regency governments, healthcare workers, and local communities in disease prevention, case detection, treatment, and control.
“This is a strategic step to ensure that healthcare workers in the regions possess knowledge and skills that meet national standards,” he said.
The OJT program for leprosy, filariasis, and hepatitis was held at the Enarotali Community Health Center and attended by program managers and healthcare workers from several health centers across Paniai Regency. The training aimed to enhance human resource capacity in program implementation, disease surveillance, data recording and reporting, as well as efforts to accelerate the elimination of leprosy, filariasis, and hepatitis.
In his remarks, Waine said the OJT program forms part of the Central Papua Health Office’s ongoing technical mentoring and capacity-building efforts for healthcare workers at the regency level.
“This training is designed to strengthen the competencies of healthcare personnel involved in leprosy, filariasis, and hepatitis programs. We hope participants will gain a better understanding of program policies, improve the quality of data recording and reporting, and strengthen surveillance and case-finding activities in their respective service areas,” he said.
He added that strong cooperation among provincial authorities, regency governments, and community health centers is essential to achieving disease elimination and control targets across Central Papua.
Meanwhile, Beni Degei, Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Paniai Regency Health Office, welcomed the training initiative and its contribution to strengthening the capacity of local program managers.
“We thank the Central Papua Health Office for its continued guidance and technical assistance,” Degei said.
According to him, the training provided healthcare workers with valuable knowledge and practical skills that will help improve service quality, disease control efforts, and program reporting in Paniai Regency.
In addition to classroom sessions, participants took part in discussions, practical exercises on reporting formats, program performance analysis, and reviews of challenges encountered during program implementation in the field.
Through this workplace-based learning approach, participants are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the training to improve health programs in their respective areas.
The training concluded successfully, with participants showing strong enthusiasm and commitment to supporting efforts to eliminate filariasis, control leprosy, and strengthen hepatitis prevention and control in Paniai Regency and across Central Papua. (*)
