Inodnesia to increase AIDS fiunding by 75 percent,mostly for Papua

Indonesia will increase the amount of money which spends on fighting AIDS and it focus on hardest-hit Papua province. This cost is 75 percent over the next three years. Indonesia has one of Asia's fastest growing HIV rates, so the number of infections is 290,000. Especially, Papua is serious. In Papua, the infections are 15 times the national average. The cause of them is mainly the lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

(The Jakarta Post July.20,2007)

I have heard the damege by spread of AIDS is serious in Southeast Asia, but actually many people suffer from this disease. I am sad because this situation is caused by lack of education. And. this lack is caused by porvety. I hope many people can live healthy as fast as possible.