DILI, 10 january 2022 ( TATOLI)– The Executive President of Prevention and Combating HIV/AIDS in Timor – Leste ( INCSIDA, IP), Atanasio de Jesus, said INCSIDA, IP had worked together with the Komisi Penangulangan AIDS ( KPA), Kupang to assist their treatment and medication in both Kupang and Timor-Leste.
“We have been working together to exchange the data of HIV/ AIDS between both state institutions aiming to facilitate the data of personal of HIV/ AIDS by helping them and assist them through medication, in Timor Leste and Kupang Indonesia,” the President of INCSIDA, IP, Atanasio de Jesus told TATOLI in his office, Luru – Mata, Dili.
He confirmed with the exchange of data, both citizens can take the medication for HIV / AIDS in Timor – Leste as well as in Kupang saying HIV /AIDS patients had been handled by both state institutions during this time.
“By this exchange data the citizen of Indonesia who suffers the HIV /AIDS and wishes to visit Timor – Leste not need to take the medication in KPA, Kupang but can take the medicine in Timor – Leste through INSCIDA, IP, and also Timorese who suffer HIV / AIDS also can take the medication in KPA Kupang,” he added.
This policy is made to facilitate the HVI/AIDS patients to do activities freelance in both countries.
So far over 230 suffer with HIV/AIDS from Indonesia had taken the medication in Timor – Leste and also based on the report from KPA Kupang reported that over 100 suffer of HIV /AIDS from Timor- Leste has already taken the medication in KPA, Kupang, Indonesia.
Journalist: Camilio de Sousa
Editor: Nelia B.
