Indonesia
Indonesia’s first case of HIV was reported
in 1987. An estimated 0.2 percent of adults
in Indonesia are HIV positive, making it a
low-prevalence country. There are, however,
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. A generalized epidemic is already
under way in Papua and West Papua
provinces, where a population-based survey
found an adult prevalence rate of 2.4 percent
in 2006. Nearly half (48 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.
From 2000 until March 2010, USAID/Indonesia provided technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to scale
up HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support; conducted interventions with most-at-risk populations; and facilitated HIV/AIDS prevention
activities for the general public in Tanah Papua. USAID also trained health workers and community members to reduce
high-risk behaviors, expand quality services, and improve surveillance activities. USAID implemented HIV/AIDS
activities in the eight provinces of DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, Central Java, Papua, West Papua, Riau
Islands, and North Sumatra. In these provinces, USAID worked in 79 districts, including 75 of the 100 districts
identified by the GOI as priority provinces for HIV/AIDS, and helped 112 NGOs implement outreach activities.
There were special efforts to provide prevention services to the general population in Papua, where USAID targeted
10 districts to build local government capacity and assisted NGOs in improving both care and surveillance.
View the full USAID HIV/AIDS Health Profile for Indonesia - November 2010 [PDF,
121KB]
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