As many as 505 people in Jambi province have been tested positive for
HIV mainly because of drug abuse, a a National Narcotic Drug Agency
(BNN) official said.
The number of drug users in Jambi province is recorded at 50,204 and 505 of them have tested positive for HIV, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Yusizal, head of community empowerment of BNN’s Jambi office,said here Tuesday."The HIV sufferers were infected by the collective use of contaminated syringes."
Jambi is now intensively making intensive efforts to counter the spread of the disease and narcotic drug abuse with the participation of various elements of the community.
Nationally, Jambi was now in sixth place in terms of narcotic drug abuse and this was a quite alarming situation that needed to be heeded by all responsible parties in the region, he said.
One of the efforts BNN was making to help reduce drug addition in cooperation with the local authorities in Jambi was requiring public transport drivers to undergo urine tests, Yusizal said.
The number of drug users in Jambi province is recorded at 50,204 and 505 of them have tested positive for HIV, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Yusizal, head of community empowerment of BNN’s Jambi office,said here Tuesday."The HIV sufferers were infected by the collective use of contaminated syringes."
Jambi is now intensively making intensive efforts to counter the spread of the disease and narcotic drug abuse with the participation of various elements of the community.
Nationally, Jambi was now in sixth place in terms of narcotic drug abuse and this was a quite alarming situation that needed to be heeded by all responsible parties in the region, he said.
One of the efforts BNN was making to help reduce drug addition in cooperation with the local authorities in Jambi was requiring public transport drivers to undergo urine tests, Yusizal said.
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