The number of known HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia has almost tripled since 2005, AIDS commission head Nafsiah Mboi said Wednesday.
There were 26,632 HIV/AIDS cases in March, up from 9,565 in 2005, she said.
AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the prevention for AIDS/HIV
Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the prevention for AIDS/HIV
"The number of infections is increasing and it's worrying," Mboi added.
Representatives from more than 60 countries from around Asia and the Pacific will gather in Bali in August to discuss joint efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
Quiz on HIV / AIDS
Statistics tell us that the world HIV+ population has risen drastically from 8 million in 1990 to a whopping 33 million in 2007! Even more alarming is the fact that young people (below the age of 25) account for half of these infections! This is adequate proof for the lack of awareness among the general public even in these modern times. So take our quiz and brush up on the essential facts of HIV/AIDS.
There are 10 questions on HIV / AIDS in this quiz that will explore the depth of your knowledge and provide answers to the following:
Statistics tell us that the world HIV+ population has risen drastically from 8 million in 1990 to a whopping 33 million in 2007! Even more alarming is the fact that young people (below the age of 25) account for half of these infections! This is adequate proof for the lack of awareness among the general public even in these modern times. So take our quiz and brush up on the essential facts of HIV/AIDS.
There are 10 questions on HIV / AIDS in this quiz that will explore the depth of your knowledge and provide answers to the following:
- Immune control of HIV ()
- Symptoms of HIV/AIDS ()
- Cure for AIDS ()
- Acute HIV syndrome ()
- World AIDS day ()
- Western blot ()
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Indonesia's Vast Papua in the Grip of Asia's Worst AIDS Crisis
Gaunt and covered in sores, 20-year-old Christina Mabele is a rarity in the ballooning AIDS crisis that has hit the remote Papua region in eastern Indonesia: she knows why she is sick.
Gaunt and covered in sores, 20-year-old Christina Mabele is a rarity in the ballooning AIDS crisis that has hit the remote Papua region in eastern Indonesia: she knows why she is sick.
