Governor concerned by HIV in province

Governor concerned by HIV in province

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Governor Freddy Numberi expressed his
concern on Tuesday with the growing number of people infected
with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the province.

Citing a report from the Ministry of Health, the governor said
there were 246 people infected with HIV/AIDS as Aug. 31, the most
of any province in the country.

Jakarta has the second most HIV/AIDS infections with 243.

He lamented that most of those infected were younger people
who were infected through sexual intercourse.

He urged health officials to intensify their awareness
campaign because many people still did not have adequate
knowledge about the danger of HIV/AIDS.

"Unprotected sex must be limited," the governor was quoted by
Antara as saying. (prb)