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