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Greater Jakarta: Ahok plans compulsory HIV test
Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama plans to make it an obligation for all Jakarta residents to take human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tests as a preventive measure for the fatal acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease
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overnor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama plans to make it an obligation for all Jakarta residents to take human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tests as a preventive measure for the fatal acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) disease.
During the opening of North Jakarta's Koja Hospital Building D late on Tuesday, Ahok said that such a test was important and asked Health Agency head Koesmedi Priharto to prepare the compulsory test.
'Everyone in Jakarta must know their HIV status because HIV can be cured before it turns into AIDS. Pak Koesmedi, you need to force all residents to check their HIV status,' Ahok said.
He also asked that residents refrain from unsafe sex if proven not to have AIDS.
'Don't go out and play around just because you're clean. You must still use a condom. I need to say this because it's important. This is not something embarrassing to talk about,' Ahok said in front of dozens of civil servants and residents.
