KARACHI: The number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in Larkana soared to 785 with the diagnosis of seven new cases on Wednesday.
Local health officials have completed screening of 26,872 people in the region.
The number of HIV infected children has reached to 646 in the area, officials said. World Health Organisation (WHO) had recently released an initial report of the HIV outbreak in Larkana and adjoining areas.
The final report on the outbreak will be released on February 15, 2020, the world health body said in a statement.
The report declared the HIV epidemic as Grade-II emergency in which 751 people including 600 children were affected.
According to the report, around $1.5 million were required to control the epidemic situation but the WHO could not provide the required financial assistance for the emergency situation. The WHO could arrange 200,000 dollars, the report further said.
The WHO report said that for 240 HIV affected children medicines are available till July 15.
Highlighting the causes of HIV infection, the report pointed out unsafe blood transfusion and used syringes apart of transfer of the Aids virus from mothers to children, etc.
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