Govt to raise subsidy for ARV

Wed, 14 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The government plans to increase its subsidy for
antiretroviral drugs (ARV) to Rp 24 billion (US$2.6 million) for
10,000 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), Minister of Health
Achmad Sujudi has said.

The government is ready to disburse some Rp 10 billion to
subsidize ARV for 5,000 PLWHA, he added on Monday.

He said the funds would be channeled to improve health
services for PLWHA at 25 hospitals across the country.

After attending the 15th International Conference on AIDS in
Bangkok, Thailand, Sujudi said Indonesia had reported the subsidy
plans to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
-- Antara

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