INDONESIA: Indonesia Scraps Plans to Tag HIV Patients

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INDONESIA: Indonesia Scraps Plans to Tag HIV Patients

Associated Press (12.16.08) - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Niniek Karmini

Bowing to strong pressure from government officials, health workers, and human rights activists, the parliament of Indonesia's Papua province has dropped a proposal to implant microchips under the skin of persons diagnosed with AIDS. Alex Hasegem, deputy governor of the province, called the idea "a violation of human rights." Intravenous drug use and sex work are the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in Indonesia, which is the world's fourth most-populous nation. Papua is its poorest province, and its HIV/AIDS case rate - nearly 61 per 100,000 people - is 15 times the national average. Activists blasted the microchip plan and said condom use and sex education are the best weapons to fight HIV among Papua's 2 million residents.
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