Why Children of the Forest are Too Easily Struck by Infectious Disease?

Orang Rimba (People of the Forest) in the Bukit 12 National Park in the province of Jambi, Indonesia.

Orang Rimba (People of the Forest) in the Bukit 12 National Park in the province of Jambi, Indonesia. Source: Photo: AFP/BBC - 16/07/2016.

Sickness anddisease continue to spread easily and quickly among children of the Orang Rimba (People of the Forest) in the Bukit 12 National Park in the province of Jambi.


Why is the incidence of sickness and infectious disease high among children of the Orang Rimba in the Bukit 12 National Park in Jambi?  How does this affect the children’s development?  What is being done be done to improve the situation?

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