SAVING PAPUA
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Because of limited access to health facilities in Papua, the government is prioritizing AIDS treatment there. However, international funds to assist AIDS program have decreased and a number of provincial governments have also cut their budget allocation for HIV programs.
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THE fact that HIV/AIDS epidemic in Papua has reached alarming proportions is no secret. Not surprisingly, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari stated Wednesday last week that the government should prioritize Papua in controlling HIV and AIDS. “Geographically Papua is an extremely difficult region, hence the need for a system to reach the entire region,” said Siti Fadilah during the national workshop on the planning and budgeting for HIV and AID
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