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After several other cities, Thatta reports five HIV cases
[DAWN] Amid outcry over alarming reports of spread of HIV in Sindh, five new cases have surfaced in Thatta in the wake of blood screening exercise, say official sources.Focal person of HIV/AIDS Control Programme in Thatta Dr Umme Farwa told Dawn on Monday that so far two female and three male patients, including the one who reported that day and were found to be infected with HIV, had been referred to a Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... hospital for further confirmation of the disease. She said that out of them, one later tested negative in Karachi, two of them did not bother to travel to Karachi for reasons best known to them and the one who did visit Karachi’s Civil Hospital rushed back to his village near Thatta without seeking medical help. She said that when she contacted the patient and asked about his abrupt return he replied that he got scared on being informed about the procedure of the treatment and decided not to get treated there. Posted by: Fred 2019-05-15 |
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