AIDS awareness night in Jakarta

AIDS awareness night in Jakarta

The Indonesian AIDS Foundation, in cooperation with Aid for
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,) will hold an AIDS
awareness night on Sept. 15 at the Jakarta Hilton Convention
Center.

The charity night, featuring musical performances and painting
exhibitions, will also be supported by famous Indonesian singers
such as Vina Panduwinata, Harvey Malaiholo, Emilia Contessa, Dewi
Yull, Ruth Sahanaya and Utha Likumahua.

"For the charity night, we will also present information on
AIDS and an interview with Indonesians infected by HIV," Paquita
Widjaya, secretary of the organizing committee told a press
conference yesterday.

During the AIDS awareness night, a work of noted painter Teguh
Ostenrik entitled Love is dangerous will be auctioned and an
AFA's theme song called Peduli, Care, will be introduced.

Besides the charity night, the Indonesian AIDS Foundation will
soon cooperate with companies in Jakarta to provide more
information on the contagious disease and its prevention to their
employees.

Seventy-four of a total 263 HIV carriers in the country live
in Jakarta. The figure will likely increase to around 2.5 million
in year 2000, unless preventions and information on the disease
are enhanced.(als)