Govt to give free condoms

Govt to give free condoms

TANGERANG: To curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually
transmittable diseases, the Tangerang administration will
distribute free condoms in red-light districts in the regency, an
official said on Monday.

Head of the health agency's disease prevention unit Yuliah
Iskandar said priority targets were Salembaran Jati village,
Kosambi Barat, Dadap and Jatimulya subdistricts.

The regency has recorded an increase in the number of
HIV positive people from five in 2003 to 14 in 2004. Although the
data for 2005 is not yet complete, according to Yuliah, 12 more
people are living with the virus this year. -- JP