More than 2662 cases of HIV/AIDS reported in Sindh during one year

During the screening of blood samples in blood banks, 245 were found to be HIV positive

 

During the screening of blood samples in blood banks, 245 were found to be HIV positive

2662 cases of HIV/AIDS have been reported in Sindh during one year.

Communicable Disease Control HIV/AIDS Sindh released the annual performance report, according to which 10 lakh 39 thousand 802 people were screened across the province during the last year (2022).

Screening was done at various points including Communicable Disease Control Centers, 26 Jails, Thalassemia and Hemophilia Centers and Medical Camps.

The screening was conducted at various points including CDC centers, 26 prisons, thalassemia centers, hemophilia centers and medical camps.

According to the report, 2662 cases of HIV, 310 cases of hepatitis B and 1,187 cases of hepatitis C were reported during screening.

8 thousand 811 prisoners were screened for HIV diagnosis in 20 jails of Sindh including Karachi. 26 positive cases of HIV were reported in 5 jails in Karachi and Hyderabad.

According to the Control of Communicable Diseases HIV/AIDS, 5 thousand 144 inmates were screened in four prisons in Karachi, and 21 inmates, including one woman, were found to be HIV positive. These prisoners are imprisoned in Karachi Central Jail and Landhi Jail.

The female prisoner who was found to be HIV positive is a foreigner and the foreigner has been imprisoned for many years.

Similarly, 2 thousand 193 prisoners were screened in Hyderabad jail, out of which 4 prisoners were found to be HIV positive.

During the screening, 68 prisoners in Karachi jails were infected with hepatitis B and 242 with hepatitis C.

Similarly, 66 inmates have hepatitis B and 143 hepatitis C in Hyderabad, three CK7 in Nawabshah, 9 in Mirpurkhas and 7 inmates.

According to the HIV/AIDS control of communicable diseases, 1,862 children were screened in thalassemia centers and 900 in hemophilia centers, one child with hemophilia was infected with HIV, 4 with hepatitis B and 128 children with hepatitis C.

Similarly, during screening of blood samples of 528 thousand 662 people in blood banks, 245 were found to be HIV positive.