specialized organization of kpan and its local chapters was dissolved by presidential order 124/2016 which also required kpan to finisih its mandate at the end of 2017. this decision was criticized by several who viewed that it was made without hearing the opinion of the employees and partners of kpan and that it was worried that the management of hiv/aids in indonesia would become worse without a designated governmental agency such as kpan. the dissolution also means that ngos which had partnership relations with kpan now have to seek for partnership directly with central or local government which may complicate their tasks in managing hiv/aids in indonesia, particularly for msm population.