Tag: HIV
Indonesian president’s belated call for tolerance leaves minorities at risk
By Phelim Kine
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo did something extraordinary in his annual State of the Nation address this week - he issued a...
Not enough funds for HIV/AIDS advocacy, says PNG cardinal
By Annette Kora in Port Moresby
Lack of funds hampers addressing issues faced by the increasing number of people living with HIV in Papua New...
Philippines tries to reverse trend in new HIV detections
By Father Casibjorn Quia, Roy Abrahmn Narra and Jerome Villanueva in Manila
The year 2016 was a landmark year for the Philippines with HIV (human...
Cardinal Ribat calls on PNG churches to ‘work together’ over HIV
EMTV News reports on the HIV Summit in Port Moresby and other Papua New Guinean news.
By Annette Kora in Port Moresby
The first HIV Summit...
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who are counting...
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian region of West Papua has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but, writes Susan Schulman in...
How mining and militarisation led to an HIV epidemic in Indonesia’s...
By Susan Schulman in Kambele, Papua, reporting for IRIN
Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die. She had contracted HIV,...
Philippines at risk of ‘full-blown’ HIV epidemic
By Iris Gonzales in Manila
For decades, the Philippines had dodged the global AIDS crisis. Things have changed, however. There is now a full-blown AIDS...
