efforts to stop tuberculosis in indonesia
Although DOTS has vastly improved the TB problem in Indonesia, the program needs to be effectively implemented in the eastern regions of Indonesia and Sumatra and needs to focus on fighting MDR TB and the TB/HIV co-infection problem.
As of 2009, XDR TB has not appeared in Indonesia, but it still remains a huge threat.i The fact that HIV positive individuals are more susceptible to TB infection is another difficult obstacle in containment. In fact, more than 50% of individuals living with HIV die from TB infection.