HIV in Pakistan: An emerging menace

Madam, hiv is a growing health concern in this part of the world as we live in a low prevalence high risk country for hiv spread, sharing our borders with the hiv havocked india. iv drug abuse, alarming rise in non-marital sex and lack of knowledge about hiv/aids transmission compounded with a lethargic government response and distressing social demographics have eventually led us to experience and confront the unfortunate hiv/aids epidemics. according to unaids estimates of 2007, hiv cases increased from 51,000 in 2001 to 96,000, majority being males (72%).