Down and out
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya | Thu, 01/12/2012 2:15 PM
Down and out: Samiran, 63, (left) chats with his friend in front of the Babat Jerawat social center in Surabaya, East Java on Thursday. Samiran is one of 128 people treated for leprosy who insist on staying at the center as they have experienced negative stigma upon returning to their communities. According to the World Health Organization, Indonesia has the third largest amount of people living with leprosy, which stands at more than 17,000 people. (JP/Indra Harsaputra)
