Leadership in Schistosomiasis Eradication Policy in Indonesia

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is an endemic illness found throughout the world, including in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province. The prevention and control procedures have been in place since 1975, but the prevalence rate has not yet reached 0%. This study used a methodology that combines primary and secondary data collection. The focus of this research is on the importance of leadership in attaining the aims of the schistosomiasis eradication policy, which is concentrated on a single location in Poso, the Bada Valley. This study discovered that policy innovations and personal leadership with a desire to succeed in a career in education and leadership training at the official level in Indonesia through PIM II Education and Training were responsible for the success of the schistosomiasis policy in Bada. The use of close personal and institutional networks is able to drive various formal and non-formal institutional mechanisms to support the achievement of schistosomiasis eradication policies in Poso.