ZONABANTEN.com – Deputy Governor of Banten H. Andika Hazrumy, S.Sos., MAP During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are invited to provide health services to people with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
While attending the Coordination Meeting of the Banten Province Aids Management Commission (KPA) Members in the Banten Province Health Office Hall, Serang Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
Also attending the coordination meeting was the Head of the Banten Provincial Health Office, Ati Pramujdi Hastuti.
“Quoting the results of the UNAIDS survey in Indonesia, around 41.1 percent PLWHA experiencing very heavy the possibility of being exposed to Covid-19, “said Andika in Serang, quoted by an Instagram account Banten Provincial Government, Tuesday 1 December 2020.
Andika also expressed the anxiety of the sufferers HIV of the difficulties they are experiencing in this pandemic situation for both themselves and family members.
“Many of PLWHA worry about one’s own health, family members, worry about stigma related to status HIV and worried about the ability to get medicine, “Andika continued.
Therefore the Deputy Governor asked the Health Service and Social Service of Banten Province and Regency / City to work together to help collect data and provide health services to PLWHA both health facilities and to obtain drugs.
“Apart from that, basic food assistance and nutritional intake are provided for PLWHA also in order to be considered. Given the current Covid-19 pandemic, it has an impact on decreasing purchasing power, “he continued.
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