Manado 16 / 9 (Xinhua) - Health Department Manado supported "global funds" and the AIDS Commission continues to conduct a campaign of threats and dangers of HIV / AIDS in high-risk location of the area.
"The location of high risk that we were targeted extension of this deadly virus is nightspots, the location of commercial sex workers hung (PSK), and schools," said Yvonne Kaunang Kadinkes in Manado, on Thursday.
All of this location was chosen because it is the most prone to transmission of the HIV virus so that it directly to the campaign directly to the people who are at risk of contracting the virus, said Kaunang.
The campaign is conducted on a regular basis with NGOs concerned with AIDS to remind the public especially the younger generation about the threat of HIV / AIDS, added the Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2L) Dinkes Joy Zeekeon Manado.
Not only nightclubs and prostitutes hang out locations, high schools in the city of Manado also mennjadi campaign targets because according to people who are infected with this virus an average age of 20-30 years, said Zeekeon.
This means that when first infected and those infected are still in school age, so that prevention campaign directed at schools in order to decide the chain of transmission of HIV / AIDS.He said the extension was done routinely in schools in the city of Manado, even in August-September 2010, he conducted an intensive campaign because of the number of people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) in the area.
In addition to school and hangout PSK, a campaign tackling the dangers of HIV / AIDS was also conducted in the Correctional Institution (LP) Manado to remind occupants.
"The inmates were drug susceptible. Nobody likes to tattoo his body and very vulnerable so the extension is also directed to this place. Our hope everyone can realize how important it is to avoid this because there is no virus there is no cure, "he said.
Data last mentioned, the number of people infected with HIV / AIDS in the city of Manado to reach 251 and most of the productive age of 20-30 years.
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