The number of HIV AIDS patients is increasing in the twin cities due to unbridled immoral activities, unsafe blood transfer and improper sterilization of medical and shaving instruments.
According to sources, only one hospital of the federal capital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), has registered 1,376 AIDS positive cases this year. The sources informed that among the 1,376 patients, 1,127 were male, 227 were female and 22 were children.
A doctor of PIMS said that most of the patients were the laborers returning from Middle East. The laborers came to the hospital for medical checkup for extension in their visas, the doctor said, adding the patients did not admit it but majority of them commit mistake of indulging in wrong activities. Lack of awareness and proper precautionary measures in the country were resulting in the spread of the virus, he said.
Some citizens, expressing their views on the issue said that the increase in the deadly disease was due to the raise in immoral activities among the youth, therefore every parent should keep a strong vigil on their children.
A member of a humanitarian organization said that the citizens should be informed about the disease and its causes, as immoral activities were not the only cause of the disease.
Moreover, people should be made aware of the symptoms of the disease to control its further transmission, he said.