In the report AIDS Commission (KPA) in Timika Timika, Friday (14/5/2010) during the period January-March 2010 mentioned the addition of 123 new cases of HIV and AIDS as many as 90 cases 33 cases.
The findings are based on reports of new cases of a number of voluntary service unit conseling test (VCT) is the largest of RSMM Timika and Tembagapura Hospital, Clinic of Reproductive Malcon next PT Freeport, Jaya and Timika health centers and hospitals Mimika Kwamki Lama.
Mimika KPA Secretary, Reynold Ubra said transmission patterns of HIV cases in Mimika entirely through the medium of intercourse with the group at risk.
"Men who are infected are mostly customers of Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) and 20-29 years age group most vulnerable to contracting HIV," explains Reynolds.
According to Reynolds, the findings of new HIV infections nearly 80 percent compared with the findings of AIDS cases. It indicates the risk of contracting behavior remains high.
"The average findings of HIV / AIDS cases per quarter in Mimika reach 90 to 130 new cases," he explained.
In order to suppress the rate of HIV / AIDS cases in Mimika, local KPA will install 72 condom dispensers at 15 locations in both government-owned health care units and private clinics in the town of Timika.
With the increasing availability of a condom dispenser, then the local residents easier access to condoms is regarded as one means of preventing HIV transmission during intercourse.
In addition, since the coming school year curriculum of HIV / AIDS will become a compulsory curriculum taught in local schools began elementary to high school level.
Currently a team from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Mimika joint curriculum is working on a KPA Mimika HIV / AIDS.
Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon held a workshop on HIV / AIDS in Timika who attended the press workers and key groups such as prostitutes and AIDS volunteer in Mimika.
Head of Communicable Disease and Environmental Health Office Mimika Taqin Saiful said the activity undertaken to unify understanding of the press working with key populations in suppressing the rate of HIV / AIDS cases in Mimika.
According Taqin, mass media are not accurate, discriminating it gives a bad stigma for sex workers, especially those infected.
"The mass media play an important role in changing society's view of this case as well as against people living with HIV through the preaching that is not scary," he hoped.
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