Global fund provides rp17.3 billion for AIDS handling in Indonesia
Antara News, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 17:59 WIB
Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - The United Nations Global Fund has provided Indonesia with Rp17.31 billion for the handling of infectious diseases in three provinces, an AIDS commission official said.
"The three provinces which have received the assistance from the Global Fund are West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Maluku," National AIDS Commission Secretary Nafsiah Mboi said here on Tuesday.
The funds will be used to handle three types of infectious diseases, namely AIDS, tuberculosis (TBC) and malaria.
She said NTB got an allocation worth Rp5.05 billion, NTT Rp7.19 billion and Maluku Rp7.07 billion.
Nafsiah Mboi said the aim of the assistance was to accelerate the efforts to prevent and handle HIV/AIDS cases in the country.
The funds come on top of those made available in state and regional budgets.
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