7 Perdhaki-Assisted Villages Allocate IDR 234.72 Million to Support Malaria Elimination in Papua

MALARIA PERDHAKI–JAKARTA. A total of seven villages assisted by the Perdhaki Malaria Program successfully allocated funds amounting to IDR 234.72 million throughout 2025 to support malaria elimination efforts.

These funds were allocated by each village to strengthen malaria elimination initiatives in their respective areas.

The 2025 budget absorption increased by 14.94 percent compared to the 2024 budget, which reached IDR 204.2 million.

Irma Plautilda, Program Manager of SR Jayapura I, stated that the total allocation for 2025 was distributed by the seven villages in Papua.

“These villages are part of the Perdhaki Malaria Program’s assisted areas and participated in activities such as Village Discussions and Key Stakeholder Training held in 2024–2025,” Irma explained.

The seven villages that allocated budget support include: Holtekamp Village (IDR 82.8 million), Skouw Mabo Village (IDR 45 million), Yoka Village (IDR 30 million), Waena Village (IDR 22.15 million), Enggros Village (IDR 20 million), Nafri Village (IDR 18.24 million) and Tahima Soroma Village (IDR 16.51 million).

Irma stated that the budget allocations were used to support malaria prevention and elimination activities in these seven villages.

Number	Village	Budget
1	Holtekamp	Rp 82.800.000
2	Skouw Mabo	Rp 45.000.000
3	Enggros	Rp 20.000.000
4	Nafri	Rp 18.245.000
5	Tahima Soroma	Rp 16.517.000
6	Waena	Rp 22.158.000
7	Yoka	Rp 30.000.000
Total		Rp 234.720.000

The Perdhaki Malaria Program continues to bolster prevention and elimination efforts through initiatives such as Village Discussions and Key Stakeholder Training, providing education on malaria to village heads, malaria cadres, and community members.

“These activities have had a positive impact. One of the villages, Tahima Soroma, has even expressed its readiness to continue the malaria elimination program using its own funds,” Irma added.

Furthermore, Enggros Village, through its village head and officials, declared itself a Malaria-Free Village on April 29, 2025.

“We hope more villages will be encouraged to allocate budgets to support malaria elimination in the future,” Irma concluded.