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Vulnerable Patients
Working experiences:
Primary care MD at Puskesmas Tawangsari, Central Java
Staff at the Faculty of Medicine, UGM
Head of HIV Clinic Dr. Sardjito Hospital
Member of HIV Expert Panel, Ministry of Health Indonesia
Board of Expert – The Association of Indonesia Health Office (Asosiasi
Dinas Kesehatan Seluruh Indonesia)
Short-term consultancies for WHO, Ministry of Public Work, DFAT, etc
HIV clinician and researcher
Setting up the scene –
1. The HATI Study
HATI – HIV AIDS Test & Treat Indonesia
Conducted in 4 cities (Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta,
Denpasar)
Subjects: MSM, Sex worker, Transgender, IDU’s
Aim to:
Identify barriers to HIV testing
Identify barriers to immediate HIV treatment
Lack of responsibility
Setting up the scene
2. Clinical Case
Woman, 47 y.o.
Brought to Emergency Room Dr. Sardjito Hospital on
December 4, 2017
Referred from Puskesmas Tegal Rejo
Condition: weak and dehydrated
HIV patient loss of ARV treatment for 3 months
Situation – Magda will tell
Medical Non-medical
• HIV positive
Woman – no formal
• 3 months no ARV treatment
marriage status
• TB-HIV
• Suspected of Intracranial
Almost middle age, no
infection can not perform (formal) family
CT Scan due to absence of Expired National ID card
signed consent No health insurance on
• Fungal infection can not hospitalization
receive immediate anti fungi
due to health insurance Abandon by family
• Psychotic syndrome
Is this patient “vulnerable”
– The uninsured
– The elderly