AIDS

Absence of screening programmes has provoked an uncontrolled transmission of disease throughout province

Early detection and treatment enable patients to lead healthy lives

Extreme weather events are overwhelming health services, displacing communities and causing upsurges in infection

The minister said that more teams were being sent to the flood-affected areas

On World AIDS Day Asim Ashraf tells Anadolu Agency life of HIV infected person in the country

Secretary orders regular submission of performance reports

Fear of rejection leads to patients not seeking treatment for the life-threatening disease

SAPM says Pakistan made significant progress in curbing spread of disease

Accuses irrigation minister of corruption

Experts suggest creating greater awareness surrounding disease

Coronavirus pandemic has shown interconnectedness of countries, and hence the need for global cooperation in health

Report says overall global progress remains variable and too slow to reach targets

AIDS was never a top priority but emergence of several other health emergencies have pushed this one to the backburner

The number of AIDS patients in Punjab has now reached the alarming figure of 18,556

Government is utilising all resources to control AIDS, says Dr Malik

The residents of one village have demanded that families of HIV-positive children leave and set up their own town

Months after HIV outbreak, children in Rato Dero’s streets treat medical waste as toys

People urged to adopt precautionary measures against the disease

Misinformation surrounding HIV means many patients find themselves socially boycotted and suffer in silence

'Only 36,902 people are registered with the NACP, of which, around 20,994 are undergoing treatment'

Health minister urges collective efforts to control disease in the province

HIV response in Pakistan is not reaching those vulnerable to it

Statistically, around 15,876 people in province have HIV/AIDS, the highest number living in Karachi, Larkana

Cyclists attended the rally and marched through the various roads of city

Opening centres in all districts to facilitate patients across the province

Govt to put up banners and posters about the causes of the virus and its prevention

Sources reveal that two HIV patients have died

The bench notes that Sindh govt has failed to form the AIDS Commission in six years

‘Around 33,597 people were screened at outreach sites in Rato Dero, Shikarpur’

DHQ DG Khan MS says number of registered patients has increased by 43% during last six months

Health ministry reply in NA says 24,331 registered patients in Pakistan; highest number in Punjab at 12,202

Funds will be invested in the on-going efforts in Larkana to curb and control the virus

Victims’ families complain anti-retroviral therapy is still unavailable in Larkana

Auto-lock syringes introduced in Larkana, CM informs Gilead Sciences delegation

According to sources, child specialists will also be a part of the WHO team

Dr Yasmeen Rashid says rehabilitation centres should be established in all prisons across the province

Sex workers, transgender persons, drug users to be screened in the first phase

Prison officials say district jail is over capacity, housing 2,000 prisoners

Says NACP technical team sent to Larkana to coordinate with SACP

The Express Tribune takes an analytical look at the deadly virus in Pakistan

Pakistan has never been able to control HIV because prevention services have never been available in full spirit

Including 43 children

All relevant departments ordered to assist Sindh Health Department

AIDS is becoming an epidemic in Sindh, says PTI Sindh's president

Doctor who allegedly spread the disease by reusing injections finds support from PMA

While about 20,000 new HIV infections are reported in Pakistan every year according to WHO

Opposition walks out of Sindh Assembly citing lack of quorum even though quorum was complete

Sindh Aids Control Programme says over 50 children and 15 adults have been infected

Speakers urge people to avoid transfusion of untested blood

Religious scholars asked to play their role to spread awareness of the disease