Strategies to combat HIV/AIDS Post-MDGs 2015 in the Urban Area: A Makassar Case Study

ABSTRACT\ud \ud The fight against HIV/AIDS is one of eights of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indonesia includes a country that signed this global commitment. The purposes of this paper were to 1). Assess the condition of the existing trend of achieving the MDGs related to combating HIV / AIDS; 2). Identify the various problems faced related to the fight against HIV/AIDS both with regard to input and process aspects, 3). Assess the need for efforts to combat HIV/AIDS post-2015 MDGs (normative, felt, expressed and comparative needs) and to 4). Develop a post-2015 MDG satrategies towards the fight against HIV/AIDS. This study was using a descriptive qualitative approach. Informants were 24 people from different institution: government institution (Department of Health, Public Health Center, HIV/AIDS Commission), AIDS NGOs, Community representatives (sexual workers, local leaders, customers and pimps).\ud This study found several challenges to combat HIV/AIDS, including limited budget, and low awareness to HIV/AIDS for sexual workers or their partners. Various policies have been issued by government such as South Sulawesi Provincial law (Perda) No. 4, 2010; Governor Policy No.63, 2012 on the application PERDA No.4, 2010; Plan Action Strategies and HIV/AIDS program budget. Economic problem includes the huge challenge for sexual workers to combat this HIV/AIDS.\ud \ud Keywords: HIV/AIDS, strategies and urban are