Indonesia
Indonesia’s first case of HIV was reported in 1987. An
estimated 0.1 percent of adults in Indonesia are HIV
positive, making it a low-prevalence country; however,
given its large population, this accounts for more than
170,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, according to
UNAIDS. There are severe concentrated epidemics
among Indonesia’s injecting drug users (IDUs) and sex
workers, and growing epidemics among their partners
and clients. Due to the increasing number of IDUs, the
number of new infections has grown rapidly since
1999. Moreover, a generalized epidemic is already
under way in the provinces of Papua and West Papua,
where a population-based survey found an adultprevalence
rate of 2.4 percent in 2006. Forty-eight
percent of Papuans are unaware of HIV/AIDS, and the
number of AIDS cases per 100,000 people in the two
provinces is almost 20 times the national average. The
percentage of people who reported being unaware of
HIV/AIDS increases to 74 percent among uneducated
populations in the region.
USAID/Indonesia provides technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to scale up HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support; conduct interventions in high-risk populations; and increase HIV/AIDS-prevention activities for the general public. The Agency also trains health workers and community members to reduce high-risk behaviors, expand quality services, and improve surveillance activities.
View the USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Indonesia - March 2008 [PDF,
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