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Pakistan faces rapid HIV spread due to unsafe medical practices
Pakistan could record over 14,000 new HIV cases in 2025, driven largely by unregulated medical practices such as unsafe transfusions, reused syringes, and unlicensed clinics. In Sindh province, nearly 4,000 children are HIV-positive, including many infected through routine medical care, highlighting a crisis that extends beyond traditional high-risk groups. Despite 290,000 people living with HIV in the country, only 23% know their status and just 15% receive treatment. FRANCE 24's team reports.
Pakistan could record over 14,000 new HIV cases in 2025, driven largely by unregulated medical practices such as unsafe transfusions, reused syringes, and unlicensed clinics. In Sindh province, nearly 4,000 children are HIV-positive, including many infected through routine medical care, highlighting a crisis that extends beyond traditional high-risk groups. Despite 290,000 people living with HIV in the country, only 23% know their status and just 15% receive treatment. FRANCE 24's team reports.
