Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University (FK-Unhas), and Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) conducted student exchange activities in the form of inbound students in the Half Minor program, namely 5 students and 2 lecturers from LUMC to FK-UNHAS. This activity involves the collaboration of several departments, namely the Departments of Parasitology, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Microbiology, and Pharmacology.
The activities included research at two elementary schools in Makassar. The research topic was to study helminthiasis, allergies, and the seroprevalence of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in elementary school children. The research covered sample collection such as feces, capillary blood, BCG scar measurement, pulmonary function, allergy testing with the skin prick test method, and questionnaires. Samples were examined at the parasitology laboratories of FK-Unhas and Hasanuddin University Medical Research Center (HUM-RC). The results of this research were then presented in front of a class attended by lecturers and students of FK-Unhas who were writing manuscripts.