More HIV\/AIDS cases reported<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Four more people have tested positive for the
\nHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the city, and one new case
\nof the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been
\nreported, bringing the total official figure for the capital to
\n123 people with HIV\/AIDS, an official said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The deputy head of the City Health Agency, Justin S.H.
\nSimatupang, said the people affected are receiving treatment at
\nthe Sulianti Saroso hospital for infectious diseases in Sunter,
\nNorth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
City Health Agency spokeswoman Rita Kusriastuti said she had
\nheard about the newly-identified cases but that her office had
\nnot yet received an official report from the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n
Rita said her office did not yet know the identity of the
\npeople concerned.<\/p>\n
Previously, official statistics for the city put the number of
\npeople infected with HIV at 69 and the number of people with AIDS
\nat 49, with 31 deaths from AIDS reported in Jakarta to date. Most
\nof the infections are reported to have occurred through sexual
\nrelations.<\/p>\n
The new official statistics for the capital -- 73 people with
\nHIV and 50 with AIDS -- compare with 96 cases in Irian Jaya and
\n33 in Bali. Lower numbers have been reported in several other of
\nIndonesia's 27 provinces. Officials acknowledge that the actual
\nnumber of infections is almost certainly much greater than those
\nrevealed by the statistics that have been compiled.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's first AIDS case was diagnosed in Jakarta in 1987.<\/p>\n
The city administration has set up a special commission to
\nhandle the AIDS epidemic. The commission has created a five-year
\nprogram to combat the spread of HIV\/AIDS which provides for the
\ninvolvement of both religious figures and students.<\/p>\n
The City Health Agency allocated Rp 200 million (US$88,888)
\nfor its AIDS prevention program in the 1994\/1995 fiscal year and
\nRp 250 million for the current fiscal year.<\/p>\n
The World Bank and USAID have provided the city administration
\nwith loans totaling Rp 20 billion and Rp 5 billion respectively
\nfor the anti-AIDS programs. The World Bank loans are to be
\nextended over a period of three years, while the USAID loans will
\nbe extended over five years.(yns)<\/p>",
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