HIV

Crisis deepens as no new MS appointed

The Sindh health department has dispatched infectious disease control teams to parts of Mirpurkhas and Sanghar

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

Quacks performing unsafe blood transfusions have instigated a spike in the incidence of the taboo illness

Pakistan has been the second fastest growing AIDS epidemic nation in the Asia-Pacific region

A patient with Leukemia became the first woman and the third person to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant.

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

GSK is aiming to find a cure for HIV while also developing longer-acting drug treatments and preventive therapies.

WHO expert notes reuse of syringes continues unchecked

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

According to data from the provincial health ministry the current number of patients stands at more than 1,500

SAPM says Pakistan made significant progress in curbing spread of disease

Probe following HIV outbreak in 2019 revealed mishandling of hospital waste

47 children have died of HIV/ AIDs in the taluka since epidemic outbreak in 2019

Poor waste management, risky injection practices led to 2019 outbreak, found WHO

Experts suggest creating greater awareness surrounding disease

Brown became the personification of hope for the tens of millions of people living with the virus

‘1,100 children without HIV medicines in Ratodero’

Russia’s Health Ministry recommends it as a possible treatment for Covid-19 after China reported it as beneficial

Those treated with the drug fared no better than those Covid-19 patients who received standard care

Pandemics have nothing to do with severity of disease but with its geographical spread

There is no other way

As a state with a population of over 20 million, we cannot play with the lives that exist within our borders

A country where HIV is mostly associated with promiscuous behavior, who will protect these children

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

'Facilities for CD-4 count, polymerase chain reaction and viral load tests are unavailable

People urged to adopt precautionary measures against the disease

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

Walk held to mark World AIDS Day themed on engaging communities in disease control

Government organises festival to create awareness about life-threatening disease

Rubina who contracted HIV from her husband, counsels HIV patients and inspires them to battle the affliction head-on

HIV response in Pakistan is not reaching those vulnerable to it

SAFRON minister says syringes responsible for alarming spread of infectious diseases

The largest outbreak of HIV in children

Opioid overdoses killed 32,000 people last year, according to provisional figures

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

‘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

Shah said a massive operation was in progress against quacks, unauthorised blood banks

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

The more we invest in communities, the closer we get to ending the AIDS epidemic

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

Fund to be used for the welfare and rehabilitation of patients

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

Provincial health minister outlines government’s efforts to control the epidemic

No funds allocated by Sindh govt for JPMC, NICVD, NICH