JAYAPURA – Chairperson of the Papua Provincial Family Welfare Movement Team (TP PKK), Mrs. Ra'fatul Mulkiyah Matius Fakhiri, called on all elements of society to strengthen collaboration in protecting Papua's young generation from the threats of HIV/AIDS, violence, and drug abuse.

The call was conveyed when she opened a socialization activity themed "Together to Prevent, Together to Protect: A Generation Free from HIV/AIDS, Violence, and Drugs" as part of the 21st anniversary of the Faculty of Public Health of Cenderawasih University in Jayapura City on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

In her remarks, Mrs. Ra'fatul revealed that as of December 2025, a total of 25,678 HIV/AIDS cases had been recorded in Papua Province. According to her, the figure is not merely a statistic, but a reflection of the struggles of individuals, families, and the future of Papuan society.

"What we are facing is not only a health issue, but also a threat to productivity, the quality of human resources, family resilience, and the sustainability of regional development," she said.

She emphasized that the success of development is not only measured by economic growth and infrastructure development, but also by the quality of its people, including health, the protection of women and children, and family resilience.

Mrs. Ra'fatul also highlighted the high number of sexual violence cases against children and adolescents in Papua. Most of the victims are between the ages of 13 and 17, an age that should be a time for building dreams and preparing for the future.

"No Papuan child should lose their future because of violence. No young Papuan should lose hope because of drugs, and no Papuan family should struggle alone in facing HIV/AIDS," she stressed.

According to her, the family must become the center of human development strategies. Therefore, the Family Welfare movement continues to be encouraged as a family-based development movement to create a healthy, intelligent, and competitive Papuan generation.

She also invited universities, regional governments, community organizations, religious institutions, the media, the business sector, and families to build a joint movement to protect Papua's young generation.

"Papua is entering an important phase of human resource development. The demographic bonus will only become an advantage if its young generation is healthy, educated, productive, free from drugs, and protected from all forms of violence," she said.

Through the momentum of the 21st anniversary of the Faculty of Public Health of Cenderawasih University, the Papua Provincial Government hopes that a greater intellectual and social movement will emerge to realize Papua Cerah—a Papua that is intelligent, prosperous, and harmonious. ***