Indonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers

My skin might not feel anything but my soul was hurt," the former leprosy patient added, choking back tears. Now he is using his pain to help other residents of a village on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital live a normal life after leprosy with hand-crafted prosthetic limbs. After Brazil and India, Indonesia has the world's third-highest cases of leprosy -- a contagious bacterial disease transmitted by prolonged close contact with untreated cases. After Brazil and India, Indonesia has the world's third-highest cases of leprosy -- a contagious bacterial disease transmitted by prolonged close contact with untreated cases. Indonesia wants to eliminate leprosy by next year, a daunting task after the Covid-19 pandemic directed health resources elsewhere.