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• Affect total population – we already cannot achieve the 70 million target• Loss of human resource• Affect the economy• Brings shame to the nation• Expense to the country having to treat the number of infected• Affect tourismPrevention and Control StrategiesKnowledge about policy and programmesParticipants were able to name the departments and agencies involved in HIV/AIDSwork: Among those that were mentioned were:• Ministry of Health• NGOs• Youth organisations• Schools• The PoliceHowever because of their belief in the relationship between drugs and HIV/AIDS,Almost all of them felt that there is a need to control drug abuse and in some instancessex work in the country.“Perlu menghalang penagihan-penagihan dadah, dadah yang manapunca dadah itu, tak ada dadah tak adalah HIV. Tak ada tempat maksiattak adalah HIV. Di tempat-tempat itu, polis yang 100% kena jaga, selagibenda itu tak habis, selagi tu lah benda HIV ini tak putus…pada saya”(“Must prevent the abuse of drugs, drug is the source, no drugs no HIV.no immorality no HIV. In such areas the polis must be vigilant, as long asthese two matters are allow to go on the HIV matter will not end”)(Rural, Malay, Male)“Saya rasa yang utama tadi, saya berbalik kepada yang …polis kenadengan…untuk jaga. Kurang-kurangnya kuatkuasa pelacuran dan dadah.Kalau dua ini dapat dihapuskan, saya rasalah….sebahagiannya kita dahboleh, mungkin lebih daripada itu, mungkin 70% boleh dapatdikurangkan”(“I feel the most important..and I want to go back to the police who haveto take care of. At the very least they should control prostitution anddrugs. If these two areas can be rid off I feel at part of or perhaps we canhave a reduction of 70% of the problem”)(Urban, Indian, Male)95