Bisnis.com, GUNUNGKIDUL –  The Gunungkidul District Health Office recorded that as of November 2019 there were 64 new cases of people infected with HIV / AIDS in Gunungkidul. Compared to 2018, the number of cases in 2019 has increased.

“For December 2019 there were several people affected, but not included in the accumulation. Overall, the number of cases increased compared to 2018,” said the head of the Gunungkidul Health Office, Dewi Irawaty, when met by Jogja Daily , Tuesday (1/7/2020).

If accumulated from 2006 to November 2019, there are 663 cases that are still being monitored and given care by the health team. The number is divided from the positive people infected with the HIV virus as many as 399 people, while positively infected by AIDS as many as 264 people in which there are 13 affected children.

Dewi said that HIV / AIDS can be contagious, but its transmission is not as easy as other communicable diseases. According to him, transmission of HIV / AIDS is only through four fluids namely blood transfusion fluid, vaginal fluid, sperm fluid and breast milk. Outside of this method, germs of HIV / AIDS cannot live and develop. “Out of these four modes of transmission, germs will die,” he said.

According to Dewi, the most important thing for the community is not to discriminate against sufferers. Until 2018, there was still this incident in Gunungkidul. He gave an example that children with HIV were not accepted at one school. According to Dewi, that has violated human rights.

Deputy Chairperson of Commission D of Gunungkidul DPRD, Ari Siswanto, said the need for massive socialization to the public in order to provide a clearer understanding related to HIV / AIDS, ranging from the way it is transmitted to handling it.

Ari explained the most important thing was that the community needed to understand that there were victims and perpetrators of HIV / AIDS. Victims who do not know the cause of transmission need to be protected, not shunned. “Victims such as children must be protected because there is no mistake whatsoever, because they do not know anything, maybe because of the parents, but sometimes people consider the treatment the same as the perpetrators,” he said.

Ari said that the perpetrators also should not be isolated. They must continue to gain understanding so that transmission does not continue. One of them is with spiritual reinforcement.

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BREBES – The number of HIV AIDS sufferers in Brebes Regency from year to year tends to increase in the last 7 years since 2013. Brebes DPRD member Tri Murdiningsih disclosed the data in a socialization about Stunting and HIV AIDS in the local Korpri building, Tuesday, December 24, 2019 yesterday.

According to him, the number of people with HIV AIDS in 2013 reached 70 patients. Then increased to 76 patients in 2014. In 2015 there were findings of 73 patients. Then in 2016 it increased dramatically to 137 sufferers. Then in 2017 there are 152 sufferers and 2018 there will be 162 sufferers.

“For the past six years, from 2013 to 2018 there were 670 patients found. For 2019, there have been 53 findings of HIV AIDS sufferers. It is estimated that the total number of HIV AIDS sufferers in Brebes reaches over three thousand, “he said.

Meanwhile, the Brebes Regent Idza Priyanti stated, the Brebes Regency Government through the Health Service is intensively doing various efforts to cope with the many cases of HIV AIDS in Brebes. He gave an example, the Health Office assisted cases of patients or patients, screened all pregnant women and key populations, and counseled students.

“We continue to strive to deal with cases of HIV / AIDS, including counseling citizens and students. And also through socialization on social media, “Idza Priyanti said.

Other efforts, he said, it also continues to provide assistance to sufferers to reduce the risk of transmission. The Regent said, according to the direction of the Minister of Health, Terawan related to the main health issues that must be resolved related to building quality Human Resources (HR), namely stunting and the National Health Insurance (JKN).

In addition, there are also two other health issues that must be addressed. Namely the high prices of drugs and medical devices, as well as the low use of domestically made medical devices. “These things will be the focus of our common concern to be immediately pursued a solution,” he said.

The health problems that have been dealt with by the Regency Government and resulted in improvements, among others, decreased maternal and child mortality, decreased stunting rates. Then the increase in immunization coverage and the successful control of infectious diseases by decreasing the number of tuber colusis (TB) (*)

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