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8 HIV patients found in Merauke

Nethy Dharma Somba and Agus Maryono , The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Purwokerto | Sat, 02/07/2009 1:06 PM |
The ArchipelagoHealth authorities in Merauke, Papua, disclosed that they have found eight new cases of HIV in January through voluntary testing, while authorities in Banyumas, Central Java, said an average of [...]

Editorial: Stopping A Silent Killer (Jakarta Post)

Jakarta Globe December 3, 2008
A silent killer is still stalking the Indonesian archipelago. It is robbing us of our youth and destroying our families. It is tearing apart our social fabric. It poses a grave threat to the future of Indonesian society but — unthinkably — not much is being done to stop this killer [...]

UN Reports Increase in HIV Infection Among Indonesians

News VOA .comBy Katie Hamann Jakarta03 December 2008Hamann report -
Download (MP3) Hamann report – Listen (MP3) While some Asian nations have managed to slow or even arrest the rate of new HIV infections, Indonesia is struggling to contain an epidemic. The United Nations estimates that as many as 270,000 Indonesians are living with [...]