HIV/AIDS Program Needs Religious Leaders Support
Today.id - Religious leaders need to be actively involved in HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Their great influence can influence people's perspective on the handling of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Thus revealed from the Meeting of Religious Leaders in the Strengthening of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program that organized by the Commission for the Prevention of AIDS (CPA) of West Java Province and Indonesia's AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in Bandung, Monday (18/12/2017).
In his speech when opening the event, Drs. H Dady Iskandar M.M, Head of Service Bureau and Social Development of West Java Provincial Secretariat said that this meeting is very important in supporting government programs handling the rate of HIV/AIDS cases in West Java.
"Religious leaders can be an effective 'mouthpiece' for delivering HIV/AIDS prevention messages to the community, even down to the family level. They have many congregations, either in assemblies taklim, in church, or in their respective places of worship," he said.
On the other side, Dady also said that the religious leaders play an important role to suppress the stigma or stigma that is often experienced by People with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
"However, these religious leaders need to straighten out misinformation about HIV/AIDS. Not all people living with HIV are affected by HIV because of immoral behavior. So, lest we hear again there is ostracism to people living with HIV," he said.
The one-day meeting was attended by participants from several religious organizations in West Java, including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), NU Muslimat, PW Aisyiyah, PW Fatayat NU, Hurak Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP), Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) as well as from various elements of Bimas in the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious West Java Province.
In addition to discussing appropriate measures to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in West Java, participants also agreed to support HIV/AIDS prevention and prevention programs according to their respective capacities.
As we known, Ministry of Health data shows that since the first time HIV cases were found in Indonesia in 1987, until March 2017 the cumulative number of HIV infections in Indonesia has reached 242,699 cases, while AIDS reached 87,453 cases.
The highest number of HIV cases was detected in DKI Jakarta (46,758), East Java (33,043), Papua (25,586), West Java (24,650) and Central Java (18,038), while the highest AIDS cases were found in East Java (17.014), Papua 13,398), DKI Jakarta (8,769), Bali (6,824), Central Java (6,531), and West Java (5,289). All districts and municipalities in West Java have reported findings of HIV/AIDS cases. (Red)
Thus revealed from the Meeting of Religious Leaders in the Strengthening of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program that organized by the Commission for the Prevention of AIDS (CPA) of West Java Province and Indonesia's AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in Bandung, Monday (18/12/2017).
In his speech when opening the event, Drs. H Dady Iskandar M.M, Head of Service Bureau and Social Development of West Java Provincial Secretariat said that this meeting is very important in supporting government programs handling the rate of HIV/AIDS cases in West Java.
"Religious leaders can be an effective 'mouthpiece' for delivering HIV/AIDS prevention messages to the community, even down to the family level. They have many congregations, either in assemblies taklim, in church, or in their respective places of worship," he said.
On the other side, Dady also said that the religious leaders play an important role to suppress the stigma or stigma that is often experienced by People with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
"However, these religious leaders need to straighten out misinformation about HIV/AIDS. Not all people living with HIV are affected by HIV because of immoral behavior. So, lest we hear again there is ostracism to people living with HIV," he said.
The one-day meeting was attended by participants from several religious organizations in West Java, including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), NU Muslimat, PW Aisyiyah, PW Fatayat NU, Hurak Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP), Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) as well as from various elements of Bimas in the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious West Java Province.
In addition to discussing appropriate measures to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in West Java, participants also agreed to support HIV/AIDS prevention and prevention programs according to their respective capacities.
As we known, Ministry of Health data shows that since the first time HIV cases were found in Indonesia in 1987, until March 2017 the cumulative number of HIV infections in Indonesia has reached 242,699 cases, while AIDS reached 87,453 cases.
The highest number of HIV cases was detected in DKI Jakarta (46,758), East Java (33,043), Papua (25,586), West Java (24,650) and Central Java (18,038), while the highest AIDS cases were found in East Java (17.014), Papua 13,398), DKI Jakarta (8,769), Bali (6,824), Central Java (6,531), and West Java (5,289). All districts and municipalities in West Java have reported findings of HIV/AIDS cases. (Red)
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