Tribun Network, 1 November 2014

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, BANDUNG - ‎Kasus HIV/AIDS yang terjadi di Indonesia semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun. Bahkan kasus HIV/AIDS bisa disebut seperti fenomena gunung es, dimana yang tercatat jauh lebih sedikit dari kasus yang sebenarnya.

Dan penyebarannya di Indonesia merupakan yang tercepat di Asia serta tidak mengenal batas wilayah.

Menurut Asisten Kesra Provinsi Jawa Barat, A Hadadi, dari data Kemenkes, jumlah kumulatif kasus HIV/AIDS sejak 1987 hingga Juni 2014 di Indonesia sebanyak 198.584 orang, dimana kasus HIV sebanyak 142.961 orang dan AIDS 55.623 orang.

Sedangkan dari Januari sampai dengan Juni 2014, diwilayah Jabar jumlah infeksi baru HIV yang dilaporkan sebanyak 15.623 orang dan kasus AIDS 1.700 orang.

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Outbreak News Today, 1 November 2014

According to UNAIDS, unlike in other parts of the world, the AIDS Epidemic in the Philippines has been growing rapidly. In 2000, only one new case every three days was diagnosed. However, by the end of 2013, there was already one new case every two hours.

In September 2014, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported today an additional 565 new HIV cases, bringing the total new cases to 4,473 recorded in just the first nine months of the year, with 406 already developing into AIDS cases and 126 deaths.

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Sun Star, 1 November 2014

PROVING that the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country is already "fast and furious", the Department of Health (DOH) reported Saturday more than 500 new cases for the third straight month.

Based on the latest Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry Report, there were 565 new HIV cases recorded in September this year following the 585 in July and 509 in August.

The number brings to 4,473 the number of HIV cases recorded in just the first nine months of the year, with 406 already developing into AIDS cases and 126 deaths.

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Ghana Web, 1 November 2014

An estimated 224,488 persons are living with HIV/AIDS in the country, 2013 sentinel report on HIV/AIDS prevalence has revealed.

According to the report conducted in all the 40 national HIV/AIDS sentinel sites, though national HIV/AIDS prevalence dropped marginally from 2.9 percent in 2012, to 1.9 percent in 2013, 7,812 new infections were recorded.

The new infections are made up of 5,405 adults, and 2,407 children, Mr Emmanuel Obeng-Hinneh, Brong-Ahafo Regional Focal Persons on HIV/AIDS disclosed on Friday.

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Liputan6, 1 November 2014

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Menteri Kesehatan (Menkes) yang baru ditunjuk Presiden Joko Widodo, Prof Nila Moeloek diminta memperhatikan nasib para Orang Dengan HIV/Aids (Odha), terutama peningkatan pelayanan kesehatan secara memadai.

Salah satu ODHA di Kota Manado, Hermin, Jumat, meminta pelayanan dasar kesehatan seperti pengobatan ARV secara memadai, pemberian nutrisi serta pemberian pelatihan harus diutamakan.

Hal lain yang penting adalah menghapus stigma bahwa ODHA selalu "terpinggirkan" secara sosial di tengah masyarakat.

"Kami tahu Menkes yang baru punya program-program penting tentang ODHA, sehingga diharapkan semuanya berjalan dengan baik," katanya.

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