The South China Morning Post on Tuesday examined efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among commercial sex workers in Bali, Indonesia. Official figures show that about 4,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS in Bali as of August 2007 and that at least 1,000 more will contract the virus this year. In addition, more than half of the new cases will be transmitted through sexual contact, according to the Kerti Praja Foundation, which is Bali's chapter of the National AIDS Commission.
According to the Morning Post, commercial sex work is fueling the spread of HIV/AIDS in Bali, yet most local officials refuse to acknowledge such businesses exist. Although sex work is illegal, establishments operate openly in the community or in nightclubs and are patronized by locals and tourists.
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