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  • Children from Husoak, a village just outside of Wamena, are photograph in front of a projector screen during an educational movie screening on HIV/AIDS conducted by Yukemdi.<br />
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Perhaps one of the most efficient ways to promote awareness and educate the public on HIV/AIDS is by playing informative movies at open forums.  In Wamena, YUKEMDI, a local NGO run by indigenous Papuans, plays an educational movie in rural villages that uses the local dialects and featuring native Papuans.  The film is both entertaining and informative often attracting hundreds of villagers to the showings.  Villagers receive additional information after watching the movie and are encouraged to ask questions in order to promote communication and open discussions.  However, these screenings are not conducted as often as they should be despite their effectiveness and demands from village elders.  YUKEMDI is unable to reach and provide HIV/AIDS education to rural villages because they have insufficient funding and support to cover the costs of fuel, transportation, and equipments for the movie screenings in remote communities.<br />
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Better methods of education and more effective ways of delivering information on HIV/AIDS need to be implemented in Papua in order to effectively raise awareness and provide accurate and reliable information.  This is an essential step to educate and empower the public to make informed decisions and reduce their vulnerability to HIV infection.
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  • Mountainous terrain of Papua seen from above.<br />
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It is estimated that at least 3% of 2.5 million inhabitants in Papua is already infected with HIV/AIDS. However, the prevalence rate for HIV among indigenous Papuans is estimated at 7% and they account for 75% of the total number of recorded infection.The people of Papua are living and dying in the midst of the fastest growing epidemic in Asia.
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  • Mama Yuli embraces her granddaughter Anace (8).  They are very close. In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
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If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Papua from above the clouds.
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  • Street prostitutes, Betrix (25) and Natalia (16), both HIV positive shares a cigarette as they wait for potential clients in the capitol of Papua, Jayapura.
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  • Wamena, Papua.
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  • Natalia (16), Arken (17), and Marsela (14) are not the typical teenage girls, they are street prostitutes. Poor and uneducated, many girls in Papua sell their bodies in order to survive.
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  • Terry’s mother looks after her son who is in the late stages of AIDS (Stage 4) inside the Emergency Room.  Terry (25) had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.<br />
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Terry traveled hundreds of miles from his village in Lani Jaya to reach the main hospital in Wamena.  His family paid over $100 to charter a vehicle for transportation.  Already in the late stages of AIDS (Stage 4), Terry was carried onto a stretcher because he was too weak to walk.  He had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.   <br />
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Many health facilities that provide services and support for HIV/AIDS are located mainly in cities, far away from the majority of indigenous Papuans who live in rural villages.  Due to Papua's arduous terrain, these health centers are often reachable only by planes or sport utility vehicles.  However, the high costs of fuel and expensive fare for transportation means that native Papuans living outside urban settings have limited access to essential care and treatment.<br />
<br />
In Jayawijaya, a mountainous region in central Papua, the average cost for a round trip on public transportation to a neighboring town could cost as much as one's daily earning.  Gas can cost up to $20 per gallon and one might have to travel a full day or more just to reach the nearest health center.  As a result, those who are too sick to make the long journey or cannot afford to pay for transportation end up without treatment.  And those who are fortunate enough to get to a clinic or hospital often wait too long before making the trip.  In many cases, they arrive at the medical center in critical condition with little hope of surviving.
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  • Mama Yuli socializes with her friends after the Sunday sermon. <br />
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In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Terry is seen inside the Emergency Room of Wamena’s hospital.  Terry (25) had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.<br />
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Terry traveled hundreds of miles from his village in Lani Jaya to reach the main hospital in Wamena.  His family paid over $100 to charter a vehicle for transportation.  Already in the late stages of AIDS (Stage 4), Terry was carried onto a stretcher because he was too weak to walk.  He had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.   <br />
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Many health facilities that provide services and support for HIV/AIDS are located mainly in cities, far away from the majority of indigenous Papuans who live in rural villages.  Due to Papua's arduous terrain, these health centers are often reachable only by planes or sport utility vehicles.  However, the high costs of fuel and expensive fare for transportation means that native Papuans living outside urban settings have limited access to essential care and treatment.<br />
<br />
In Jayawijaya, a mountainous region in central Papua, the average cost for a round trip on public transportation to a neighboring town could cost as much as one's daily earning.  Gas can cost up to $20 per gallon and one might have to travel a full day or more just to reach the nearest health center.  As a result, those who are too sick to make the long journey or cannot afford to pay for transportation end up without treatment.  And those who are fortunate enough to get to a clinic or hospital often wait too long before making the trip.  In many cases, they arrive at the medical center in critical condition with little hope of surviving.
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  • A family portrait of Mama Yuli with her two young daughters and granddaughter, Anace (8). <br />
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In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Mama Yuli walks to church to attend the Sunday sermon.<br />
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In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Mama Yuli takes her ARV pills at eight o’clock every morning for the last eight years.<br />
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In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Students rest on the way home walking from school in the mountainous region of Papua, Oksibil.  Here education on HIV/AIDS is not available.  LSE or Life Skilled Education is taught in high school. This curriculum designed by Unicef covers education on human reproduction, pregnancy sex, STD, and HIV/AIDS. However, the curriculum is lacking essential materials and only taught in a handful of schools in Papua.
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  • Mama Yuli embraces her granddaughter, Anace (8). They are very close. In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Mama Yuli greets the pastor after the Sunday sermon.<br />
<br />
In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Mama Yuli takes her ARV pills at eight o’clock every morning for the last eight years.<br />
<br />
In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Terry is seen inside the Emergency Room of Wamena’s hospital.  Terry (25) had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.<br />
<br />
Terry traveled hundreds of miles from his village in Lani Jaya to reach the main hospital in Wamena.  His family paid over $100 to charter a vehicle for transportation.  Already in the late stages of AIDS (Stage 4), Terry was carried onto a stretcher because he was too weak to walk.  He had stopped taking his ARV medication because he lived too far from the health center that provided refills and follow-up care.   <br />
<br />
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Many health facilities that provide services and support for HIV/AIDS are located mainly in cities, far away from the majority of indigenous Papuans who live in rural villages.  Due to Papua's arduous terrain, these health centers are often reachable only by planes or sport utility vehicles.  However, the high costs of fuel and expensive fare for transportation means that native Papuans living outside urban settings have limited access to essential care and treatment.<br />
<br />
In Jayawijaya, a mountainous region in central Papua, the average cost for a round trip on public transportation to a neighboring town could cost as much as one's daily earning.  Gas can cost up to $20 per gallon and one might have to travel a full day or more just to reach the nearest health center.  As a result, those who are too sick to make the long journey or cannot afford to pay for transportation end up without treatment.  And those who are fortunate enough to get to a clinic or hospital often wait too long before making the trip.  In many cases, they arrive at the medical center in critical condition with little hope of surviving.
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  • One of the first ARV medications provided by the government in 2003.  Only 7 packages were purchased then for all of Papua costing 375,000,000 IDR ($40,000).  ARV is now available at no cost in Papua but only 10-12% of people with HIV/AIDS are taking them.
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  • Mama Yuli eats lunch with her granddaughter, Anace (8). They are very close. In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • Mama Yuli takes her ARV pills at eight o’clock every morning for the last eight years.<br />
<br />
In 2004 Mama Yuli contracted the HIV virus from her husband who later died from AIDS. At her worst point, Mama Yuli was just skin and bones weighing only 22 kilograms (48 pounds). With ARV she is now healthy to work and support her family.<br />
<br />
If taken properly and regularly, ARV has been proven to prolong the survival rate of people living with HIV/AIDS and enables them to live a productive life. The Indonesian government started providing ARV therapies in 2003. In that year only 7 packages of ARV were purchased for all of Papua. Each package cost approximately $5000. Today in Indonesia this vital medication can be obtained at no cost only in Papua but only 12% of those with HIV/AIDS are undergoing ARV therapy.<br />
<br />
Despite these advances, ARV is mostly available only in cities. Collaboration between health facilities in urban centers and staffs in rural areas to make ARV more accessible for patients living in the countryside is still lacking as well as the endorsement of ARV as a legitimate medicine for HIV/AIDS. Sometimes health staff and even educational materials still provide misleading information and perception such as "there is no medicine for HIV/AIDS."<br />
<br />
As a general practice health personnel often evaluate patients for their adherence in taking their medication and keeping up with appointments before allowing them to undergo ARV therapy. Indigenous Papuans tend to fall short of this assessment and fail to return for their check-up because many of them live too far from the health centers.  At times, they do not fully understand the benefits of ARV medication and the importance of taking them properly due to poor counseling from the health staff.  Also, many of them are unable to keep their appointments or take medication regularly because they still keep their status a secret from their immediate family members or spouse.
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  • A young mother with HIV is seen wearing a necklace with a picture of Jesus Christ and a sweater that reads, “I love Papua.”
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  • The cracked floor of an abandoned hospice in Oksibil, a developing city in the mountainous region of Papua.  The 6-bedroom hospice was built in 2009 but not a single patient has ever stayed there mainly due to fear of discrimination.
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  • Becky (24) and her daughter, Emma, are seen inside their home.  Becky is HIV-positive but she did not take ARV during her pregnancy.  Emma died from a sudden illness before the age of two.<br />
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In Papua there are more records of housewives infected with HIV than sex workers.  In most cases, housewives contracted HIV from their husbands.  As a result, many pregnant women who are unaware of their infection often pass the virus to their infants.  Fortunately, HIV testing on pregnant women is a mandatory practice conducted during prenatal care.  Nevertheless, the transmission of HIV from mother to child still occurs, especially since many women have limited access to a clinic during their pregnancy.
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  • Cargos being unloaded at Oksibil airport.  Oksibil is a remote town in the mountainous region Papua reachable only by plane.  Goods from rice, fish, cement, gas, and household items are imported and sold at premium prices. Gas costs around $4/Liter or almost $20/gallon. Oksibil lacks sufficient health access including ARV for HIV/AIDS and patient must travel to Jayapura receive them and the cost for a round trip airfare is around $200.  Rough terrain, lack of transportation means, and the high cost of fuel and transportation are some of the biggest obstacles for people with HIV/AIDS to overcome in order to reach health facilities to get necessary care and medication.
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  • Children and parents from the Husoak village outside of Wamena watch an educational movie on HIV/AIDS.  The film uses the local dialects and also entertaining and informative attracting hundreds of villagers to the showings.<br />
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Perhaps one of the most efficient ways to promote awareness and educate the public on HIV/AIDS is by playing informative movies at open forums.  In Wamena, YUKEMDI, a local NGO run by indigenous Papuans, plays an educational movie in rural villages that uses the local dialects and featuring native Papuans.  The film is both entertaining and informative often attracting hundreds of villagers to the showings.  Villagers receive additional information after watching the movie and are encouraged to ask questions in order to promote communication and open discussions.  However, these screenings are not conducted as often as they should be despite their effectiveness and demands from village elders.  YUKEMDI is unable to reach and provide HIV/AIDS education to rural villages because they have insufficient funding and support to cover the costs of fuel, transportation, and equipments for the movie screenings in remote communities.<br />
<br />
Better methods of education and more effective ways of delivering information on HIV/AIDS need to be implemented in Papua in order to effectively raise awareness and provide accurate and reliable information.  This is an essential step to educate and empower the public to make informed decisions and reduce their vulnerability to HIV infection.
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  • L-R: Roni (26) and Mecky (18), each wearing an apron with a diagram of the male and female reproduction organs, participate in a sexual reproduction and HIV/AIDS educational training conducted by the Public Health Development Foundation (YPKM), a Wamena based NGO.
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  • The statue of General McArthur at Imbi Park, a popular place to buy sex in Jayapura.
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  • Rika, age 17, is the third wife and contracted HIV from her husband. Her parents rejected her at first but now shows support. At one point she weighed 35kg (77lbs). But as her health improves after receiving and taking medication regularly from a nearby clinic she is stronger and now weighs 52kg (114lbs).
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  • A local clinic in Wamena that provides support and assistance to people infected with HIV/AIDS.
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  • The body of a patient with AIDS covered with boils.
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  • Barbie (14), waits for her turn for a blood test at a clinic in Jayapura.
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  • Michael (17) turns his face away during his first time getting tested for HIV at a local clinic in Jayapura. There is high probability for Michael to contract the virus since girlfriend is HIV positive and they don't use protection.
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  • An empty bottle of liquor and used cardboard. Street sex workers and their clients often have sex in public because it's cheaper than renting out a hotel room.
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  • A brothel worker shows pictures of her son.
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  • Yayasan Harapan Ibu (Mother's Hope), a local NGO, visits local brothels regularly to encourage condom usage to sex workers. However, most sex workers don't enforce condom usage with their clients especially when they offer more money.
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  • Linde, age 10, a victim of rape, waits for her blood result at a local hospital.
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  • Barbie (15) and Marsela (14) are already infected with HIV and sells their bodies for means of survival in the city of Jayapura.
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  • Sex street workers Natalia (16) and Arken (17).
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  • Rika receives her medication from a local clinic.
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  • Rika, age 17, is the third wife and contracted HIV from her husband. Her parents rejected her at first but now shows support. At one point she weighed 35kg (77lbs). But as her health improves after receiving and taking medication regularly from a nearby clinic she is stronger and now weighs 52kg (114lbs).
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  • Linde, age 10, a victim of rape, waits for her blood result at a local hospital.
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  • Market scene in Wamena.
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  • A nurse checks on Brothel Workers of Tanjung Elmo in Jayapura.
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  • A teen sex worker at undergoes a blood test at a local clinic in Jayapura.
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  • Michael (17) turns his face away during his first time getting tested for HIV at a local clinic in Jayapura.  There is high probability for Michael to contract the virus since girlfriend is HIV positive.
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  • Mama Fin, a worker for a local NGO, Yayasan Harapan Ibu (YHI) or Mother's Hope, follows a trail with thick vegetation in order to visit young woman with AIDS living under a bridge in the city of Jayapura.
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  • Yayasan Harapan Ibu (Mother's Hope), a local NGO, demonstrates the use of condom at public places to help prevent the spread of HIV virus.
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  • A VIP room at Bar Kharisma that also functions as a brothel.
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  • The hallway of Bar Kharisma and entrances to VIP rooms.
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  • Yayasan Harapan Ibu (Mother's Hope), a local NGO, demonstrates the use of condom at public places to help prevent the spread of HIV virus.
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  • Yayasan Harapan Ibu (Mother's Hope), a local NGO, demonstrates the use of condom at public places to help prevent the spread of HIV virus.
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  • Motorcycle taxi drivers have the highest risk of contracting HIV since all of them are men and most young, mobile, and has money.  Family Health International (FHI) is an NGO that conducts mobile clinic and give blood test to taxi drivers on the spot throughout the city.
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  • Nomina, age 20, has AIDS finds refuge at a hospice in Jayapura.
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  • A TV screen inside a popular "Karaoke" bar that also functions as a brothel.
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  • Brothel workers waits to be picked by a potential client.
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  • Brothel workers waits to be picked by potential clients.
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  • In the middle of the cold and wet night, Betrix (25), Marsela (14), Barbie (14), and Natalia (16) walks the empty street looking for potential clients.
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  • Juliana Yarisetou works as an AIDS advocacy officer for the international NGO Family Health International in Jayapura. She contracted HIV from her husband in 2004. She is open with her status and often gives her testimony on living with HIV. "I've been infected since 2004. I got very sick in 2005 and weighed 22 kg - before that I was 86 kg. I went to the hospital but it was very difficult to get treatment - the doctors didn't know much about HIV/AIDS. They told me to go home and rest. I thought it was just for sex workers, and I kept asking, "Why me?" After the community knew I was HIV positive all of them discriminated against me; they didn't want to be around me, eat or drink with me. An NGO came to the village and educated the community, the church also gave support. Since then I have been open about my status."
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  • Barbie (14), an HIV infected street sex worker finds refuge inside the home of Mama Fin, a local NGO worker of Yayasan Harapan Ibu (YHI) or Mother's Hope.
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  • Rika, age 17, is the third wife and contracted HIV from her husband. Her parents rejected her at first but now shows support. At one point she weighed 35kg (77lbs). But as her health improves after receiving and taking medication regularly from a nearby clinic she is stronger and now weighs 52kg (114lbs).
    HIV/AIDS_Papua78.jpg
  • Rika, age 17, is the third wife and contracted HIV from her husband. Her parents rejected her at first but now shows support. At one point she weighed 35kg (77lbs). But as her health improves after receiving and taking medication regularly from a nearby clinic she is stronger and now weighs 52kg (114lbs).
    HIV/AIDS_Papua77.jpg
  • Rika, age 17, is the third wife and contracted HIV from her husband. Her parents rejected her at first but now shows support. At one point she weighed 35kg (77lbs). But as her health improves after receiving and taking medication regularly from a nearby clinic she is stronger and now weighs 52kg (114lbs).
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  • Children playing jump rope during after Sunday school.
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  • Children playing jump rope during after Sunday school.
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  • Market scene in Wamena.
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  • Nomina, age 20, has AIDS finds refuge at a hospice in Jayapura.
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  • Rejected by his family because he has AIDS, Daud (23) finds refuge at a local hospice in Jayapura.
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  • Rejected by his family because he has AIDS, Daud (23) finds refuge at a local hospice in Jayapura.
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  • A brothel worker, Helda (27), in Tanjung Elmo is seen in her private room.
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  • Living under a bridge in Jayapura.
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