QUETTA: The number of registered AIDS patients in Balochistan has risen to 3,303, including 707 women and 90 transgender persons, with 452 related deaths reported over the past year, senior health officials revealed on Sunday. The figures were shared during a press conference at the Quetta Press Club ahead of World AIDS Day 2025, observed […]
HIV AIDS
PM urges end to AIDS stigma, stresses equal access to treatment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for the urgent elimination of stigma and discriminatory attitudes associated with AIDS, emphasising that such barriers hinder effective prevention and treatment efforts. In his message on World AIDS Day, observed on Monday, he said societal acceptance and empathy were crucial for supporting individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Read More: […]
In Pakistan, an estimated 200,000 persons are infected with HIV/AIDS
Shabir and his wife went to the Civil Hospital Karachi for his first HIV/AIDS clinic checkup as the globe commemorated World AIDS Day, educating people about the disease and the ramifications of delayed diagnosis. According to UNAIDS and other international organisations, Pakistan has 200,000 HIV/AIDS patients, 32 percent of whom are women and 3% are […]
Dr Faisal says Pakistan to continue vigorous efforts to combat HIV/AIDS
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Sunday said that Pakistan would continue to make vigorous efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and has already made significant progress in this regard. In a video statement during the 2021 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at New York, he said […]
Increase in HIV/AIDS
Sir: The World Health Organization statistics indicates that Pakistan has the highest rates of HIV in the region, with 25,000 causes registered annually, and its HIV rate is the highest in south Asia. According to the National Health Services Report (NHSR), there are more than 150,000 HIV/AIDS positive patients in the country, 75,000 in Punjab […]
Paradigms to investigate the HIV epidemic
I remember this story from my childhood days. Several people join a person anxiously looking for lost keys. After a while one of them asks how and when the keys were lost. They learn that he had dropped them in another place. So why is he looking for them elsewhere. Because, he says, it was […]
More HIV cases surface in Larkana
More HIV cases surfaced in Sindh’s Larkana district on Wednesday. A total of 1,192 people of general population were screened in Ratodero. Out of them, 29 were found to be HIV positive. According to official figures of Sindh AIDS Control Programme (SACP), so far 13,876 people have been screened at various blood screening camps established […]
DIG seeks senior doctors’ help in investigation process
Larkana Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Irfan Ali Baloch recently wrote a letter to the Sindh health secretary, asking him to depute three or four senior doctors to assist the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to ascertain facts about the spread of HIV in Ratodero, Daily Times learnt on Thursday. The letter further stated that the case […]
‘Baydardi’ sheds lights on the taboo behind AIDS
‘Baydardi’ is one of the most popular and successful Pakistani drama serials which ran from March 26 to August 27, 2018 with a total of 29 episodes. The popular drama serial was written by Shagufta Bhatti, produced by Abdullah Seja and directed by Ahmed Seja. Affan Waheed played the role of Shafay and Aiman Khan […]