Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS cases

Yogya sees rise in HIV/AIDS cases

YOGYAKARTA: The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in
Yogyakarta province has risen from 48 last year to 187 this year,
according to official figures. Some 90 percent of the people
living with HIV/AIDS in the province are university students.

Doctor Yanri Wijayanti said these figures only included those
people who had sought medical treatment.

"So I believe that there are many more people with the
condition in the city," said Yanri, who is also a member of the
AIDS Eradication Commission in Yogyakarta.

Many of these people became infected by sharing needles, said
Yanri.

Yanri said Sardjito Hospital in Yogyakarta offered medical
support and consultations for people living with HIV/AIDS. -- JP