It Was Recorded, January November Case Of HIV/ADIS In Tangerang Capai 522 People

TANGERANG - A total of 522 people in Tangerang Regency have active HIV/AIDS diseases. This number is based on the records for the January-November 2022 period.

Head of the Disease Prevention and Control Division of the Tangerang District Health Office, Sumihar Sihaloho, said that out of 522 cases, 372 people with HIV and 150 had AIDS.

"January to November 2022 there were 522 cases," said Sumihar when confirmed, Friday, December 2

Sumihar assessed that this figure had increased when compared to cases in the previous year. It is known that in 2021, said Sumihar, his party recorded as many as 414 cases with 264 HIV cases and 150 AIDS cases.

"414 cases with 264 HIV cases and 150 AIDS cases. It's just that last year there was a COVID-19 pandemic, there were restrictions on activities so that the search for AIDS HIV cases did not run optimally," he said.

Sumihar also revealed that the Tangerang Regency Government (Pemkab) continues to make efforts to suppress and control by socializing prevention, stigmatical intervention and discrimination against HIV/AIDS sufferers.

"We carry out routine screening of population groups at risk, collaborating with cross-sectoral, community assistants and outreach in HIV prevention," he concluded.