Nafsiah Mboi:
Prevention is the best course
Commenting on reports that the government will decrease the funds allocated for AIDS in Papua in 2008, Nafsiah Mboi, Secretary of the National AIDS Commission, says she regrets the decision.
March 18, 2008
AIDS management in Papua is costly because it must reach people throughout the province. “Epidemic status in Papua has reached many levels of the society,” said Nafsiah. “It is no longer just concentrated on the high-risk groups.”
However, Nafsiah welcomes the effort of Aburizal Bakrie, Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare who is also Chairman of the National AIDS Commission, to seek Rp1 trillion for AIDS programs in 2008. “If
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