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Indonesia News: Indonesia warns vaccine inequity could threaten world peace The inability of poor countries to get vaccines in the event of an influenza pandemic could threaten world peace, Indonesia's health minister said on Wednesday. Indonesia faces growing AIDS woes, Papua big worry: WHO Indonesia faces a growing AIDS problem -- particularly among drug users and prostitutes -- while a recent survey shows two percent of the Papua population infected with HIV, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. Indonesia to resume sending H5N1 samples to WHO Indonesia will resume sharing bird flu samples with the World Health Organization (WHO), but under a new mechanism aimed at ensuring developing nations get access to vaccines, the health minister and the WHO said on Friday. Critics of Indonesia bird flu ban accept valid point Health experts and aid agencies condemned Indonesia on Thursday for refusing to share H5N1 bird flu samples with foreign laboratories but conceded that the developing country has a valid point to make. Bird Flu Finds Its Groove Quick news roundup: Nigeria reported its first human case of bird flu Thailand is reporting a fresh outbreak Indonesia is developing a human bird flu vaccine Japan is reporting its fourth outbreak of H5N1...