Preventing Transmission, 90 Participants With HIV Participants Participate In World AIDS Day Activities In South Tangerang

Examination Of HIV Patients In South Tangerang (doc.Special)

TANGERANG - As many as 90 participants with people living with HIV (ODHIV) participated in World AIDS Day activities. In this activity, they are given education and understanding not to provide negative stigma to ODHIV sufferers.

The Chief Executive of World AIDS Day, Dr. Hardiyanti, said the aim of making this activity was to reduce the death rate of HIV Aid sufferers. In addition, education and understanding related to the disease are also given.

"The goal is to no longer have new cases, there are no more people with death due to HIV AIDS and no longer discriminate against people with ODHIV or ODHA (People with HIV/AIDS," Hardiyanti told reporters in Taman Kota, Serpong, South Tangerang, Sunday, December 3.

He also said that this activity program was part of the direction of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) to reduce the number of people with HIV AIDS.

"This is a vision and mission of the Ministry of Health that we must do together," he said.

The chairman of the Association of Disease Doctors, Dr. Ahmad Mekka, admitted that he fully supports this activity. Because this activity aims to prevent transmission and fully support people with ODHIV and ODHA.

"Fully support this program to prevent the dangers of HIV AIDS while at the same time providing support for ODHIV people. (At the same time) as a form of solidarity to ward off and fight HIV AIDS sufferers," he concluded.