Jakarta, April 28 -- Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus underscored the importance of strengthening tuberculosis (TB) case detection efforts in Papua through X-ray screening, starting with household contact tracing of patients, alongside housing renovation programs.

"TB treatment is not sufficient with medication alone. Living environments must also be healthy so patients can recover optimally and avoid transmitting the disease to others," he said when contacted in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He noted that the Indonesian government is implementing a range of tangible interventions aimed directly at communities to address infectious diseases in Papua.

The use of portable X-ray units for screening has been introduced as a solution...