23 People are in the Kulon Progo Diseases AIDS

Since found in 2002, the number of people with the disease AIDS in the Kulon Progo reached 23 people. Amount occurred in the year 2008, ie as many as 8 people. Are in the year 2009 until April 5 of a person.

Said Head of Department of Health Lestaryono MKes time become the source of information in the Screening and Early Tatalaksana Handling HIV and AIDS in Kulon Progo, Thursday (14 / 5) on the floor I Binangun II building office complex governments. Socializing that was opened by Drs H Wabup Mulyono was attended by officials from health and community leaders. Lestaryono In addition, another source of information is from Yunri Wijayanti Subronto SpPD a PhD from the Faculty of Science In Medical Diseases UGM Yogyakarta.

According Lestaryono amount far less than the predicted AIDS Commission Naional (PKAN) that reached 326 people per year. This is happening because of the handling of a fairly intensive and the emergence of public awareness to prevent the occurrence of the disease is death.
Approximately 67 percent of it because people do have sex with commercial sex higgler (PSK). "From the review we do, a small number of people who are Kulon Progo customers PSK. However, the number is very small, "he said.

According Yunri, spread AIDS, most of the disease occurred in poor areas. As happened in Nepal and Thailand, the number of AIDS patients found in a large area of the village poor.
"This is the case, among others, because the level of public education so that the relatively low awareness of this disease is to anticipate also low. They are less concerned with the risk if exposed to AIDS by, "he said.

Mulyono expect that while HIV and AIDS implemented in a comprehensive and sustainable from the central to local level. Implementation not only shaped the program, but also the knowledge and skills of medical staff.

Capability that is required, Mulyono said, is the identification of early symptoms of disease caused by HIV vrus so can be quickly and precisely. "Capabilities such as it must be truly mastered by medical officers so that people with AIDS can be treated quickly and effectively," Wabup supplement.