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As a branch of Anthropology, medical Anthropology studies biocultural relation between human behaviour on medical aspect in the past and present, its also studies professional participation with their programs on improving public health by understanding the relationship between the indication of biosociocultural with the health, and the changing of healthy behaviour which is believed can improved the degree of health. The author believes that with its “emik”and “ethic” perspectives, medical Anthropology can join with others in developing the people in Papua. He argues that with the province’s policies on developing pubic health in Papua, such as regional development with health conception, professionalism on medical staff, insurance on public health and desentralization is a suitable world for medical Antrhropology.