Sixteen more HIV cases were detected on Saturday in Ratodero. So far, 574 HIV cases have been detected and 84% of them are children. The affected persons told reporters that they were not being provided any treatment. “We arrive at daybreak in Larkana and wait till midday in this hot weather for medicines. All those […]
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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 […]
HIV in Sindh’s villages
According to Health-line, a health information web sitewhile there is no cure for human immunodeficiency virus, getting a quick diagnosis and early treatment can slow the progression of the disease and significantly improve the quality of life. A 2013 study found that people with HIV might have a near-normal life expectancy if they start treatment […]
HIV outbreak deadlier in Sindh with 57 new cases
As many as 57 new suspected cases of HIV were detected here on Saturday days after the first batch of victims. Out of the cases, 43 were children while 13 were women. A total of 1548 people was screened. A large number of suspected people who had come here for blood screening were women and […]
8 children test positive for HIV
At least nine more people, eight of them children, were found to be HIV-positive in Shikarpur on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the district to 22, officials said. The cases emerged during the day-long blood screening exercise, which was started by the provincial government after an outbreak of HIV-positive cases in […]
Viral hepatitis is Sindh’s silent killer
Viral hepatitis is the eighth most frequent cause of mortality across the globe. According to Wold Health Organisation’s global data, 330 million people worldwide have been infected by hepatitis B and C. Out of these 20 million people will die between 2015 and 2030. In this grim picture, Pakistan and Egypt are two major contributors; […]
225 HIV cases detected in 10 days in Ratodero
As many as 225 new cases of HIV were detected while screening more than 5,000 people during the first 10 days of blood screening camp in Ratodero, officials – requesting anonymity – revealed on Wednesday. Moreover, Health Department officials have been ordered to stop releasing data to the media, considering the increasing number of patients. […]
Tackling the HIV burden
The acquired immune deficiency syndrome counts among the deadliest diseases of our time. The human immunodeficiency virus interferes with the immune system, making one vulnerable to other infections, which are otherwise less likely to affect one. In the absence of a vigorous treatment, an HIV infection leads to AIDS. A treatment to kill the HIV […]
Commissioner hints crackdown against quacks
Larkana Division Commissioner, Muhammad Saleem Raza Khuhro, while addressing press conference here on Saturday has said that in his view clinics of quacks are between 4,000 to 5,000 in Larkana and soon a massive crackdown will be carried out against them, illegal blood banks and laboratories not only in Larkana but in the entire province. […]
Doctor blamed for spread of HIV: a new twist
Dr Muzaffar Ghangharohas been arrested from Ratodero, Larkana in a case causing fatal disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] that later converts in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. [AIDS]. Presently, appximately 45 cases of HIV-positive have been detected; the doctor is also HIV positive. He has been in remand for three days by the local police. […]