Kudos for Concerned Citizens

In commemorating World AIDS Day, a number of non-governmental associations pay homage to schools participating in HIV awareness campaigns.

November 30, 2004

INDONESIA is at a crossroads in its fight against HIV/AIDS. Since the late 1990s the virus has been gaining momentum, and is being transmitted at an increasingly rapid rate each year. Today, an estimated 130,000 to 190,000 Indonesians are living with HIV. One of the most significant reasons for this is the increase of intravenous (injecting) drug use in this country. Around 40 percent of HIV-positive Indonesians contracted the disease through

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