Tag: Hiv
Murad approves Rs1bn Endowment Fund for welfare of HIV infected persons
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a Rs1 billion Endowment Fund for the welfare of HIV/AIDS infected persons in the...
Over 600 people test HIV positive in Pakistan village
ISLAMABAD: Special Health Advisor Zafar Mirza said on Sunday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a village in...
35 more HIV cases confirmed in Larkana
LARKANA: At least 35 more cases of HIV were confirmed in the ongoing blood screening process at Ratodero Taluka Hospital and rural health centres.
As per the Sindh AIDS Control...
HIV outbreak sparks panic in Larkana’s Ratodero
RATODERO: Parents nervously watch as their children wait to be tested for HIV in a Ratodero near Larkana district, where hundreds of people have been...
Number of HIV-positive persons in Sindh climbs to 393 with 56...
LARKANA: The number of HIV-positive cases rose to 393 on Saturday in Ratodero after 56 new cases surfaced in the area.
Blood screening of at least...
157 children among 185 suspected HIV Larkana patients
KARACHI: Sindh AIDS Control Program (SACP) has successfully screened more than 4,700 people in Larkana and its adjoining areas, detecting at least 185 cases,...
HIV cases jump to 64 in Ratodero
RATODERO: The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in Ratodero, Larkana, has jumped to 64 on Wednesday.
As per details,...
Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV ‘cure’
Man becomes second person in world to be cleared of virus after stem cell donation
A London patient with HIV has become the second person ever to...
World AIDS Day observed in Pakistan on Saturday
ISLAMABAD: World Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day was observed in different parts of the country on Saturday to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate...
25 new HIV cases reported in Larkana in November
LARKANA: As many as 25 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases were detected and registered in November 2018, so far at the HIV/AIDS...
Heads of various agencies’ volunteer to undergo HIV tests: report
Heads of various international and local agencies have expressed their willingness to undergo voluntary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tests, a local media house reported.
It...
HIV prevention bill to be tabled in next parliament session
ISLAMABAD: A bill on prevention and treatment of HIV will be presented in the next session of the parliament to have effective legislation for...
HIV, AIDS claim 22 lives in Sindh this year so far
KARACHI: As many as 22 people have died from HIV/AIDS in Sindh province in 2018 so far, of which 19 were male and the...
WCLA, Akhuwat join hands to facilitate transgender persons
--Technical skills development training programme for transgender persons living inside walled city launched
--HIV testing centre in collaboration with Punjab HIV-AIDS Control Program also established
LAHORE: Walled...
Indonesian police arrest two men linked to LGBT Facebook page
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested two men who allegedly operated a Facebook account to facilitate meet-ups for gay people and other sex-related services, a senior...
SC rejects HIV prevalence rate report by NHS
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday rejected a National Health Services (NHS) report on HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the country, a local media outlet...
Record three in five HIV-carriers now have access to drugs, says...
GENEVA: Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 -- a new record for anti-AIDS...
