HIV need to be conducted to contain the numbers and ensure due treatment to those tested positive
SHIKARPUR: After Larkana and Faisalabad, the latest outbreak of HIV is in Balochistan’s jails. Twenty-nine cases have been detected across 11 jails. The trend in HIV cases is extremely worrying. The health ministry has still not produced any report regarding how the virus has spread in such large numbers. Whether it is due to unsafe drug use, medical and sexual practices or due to the widespread cases of abuse, people need to know so that they can be safe. Countrywide campaigns regarding the spread, symptoms and treatment of HIV need to be conducted to contain the numbers and ensure due treatment to those tested positive. The government should not take this epidemic lightly and should announce a medical emergency.
Faraz Shaikh
Published in The Express Tribune, July 15th, 2019.
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