AIDS prevention clinic for Bali

AIDS prevention clinic for Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The Australian government will finance an AIDS
prevention and information program in Bali, in association with
the East Nusa Tenggara and South Sulawesi provinces.

The chairman of Bali's AIDS Prevention Commission chapter, I
Gusti Agung Mayun Eman, said the model project was organized with
the help of the Indonesian Hindu Council (PHDI), Antara reported
yesterday.

The council, with assistance from the Ministry of Religious
Affairs' district office, pioneered a religious consultation
clinic to offer information and services to the public about
HIV/AIDS.

"Each person must be given a sense of moral firmness and
purity of thought to prevent them from acting against the
teachings of their faith," council chief Ida Bagus Wijaya Kusuma
said.

I Gusti said that the three-year project had shown
satisfactory results in its first year.

Bali, Indonesia's most famous tourist destinations, currently
has 39 HIV/AIDS cases.

Jakarta has the highest number of HIV/AIDS carriers, followed
by Irian Jaya, Riau and East Java, Antara reported. The most
recent official data on HIV/AIDS carriers in Indonesia reported a
total of 545 cases up to May 31. (01)