73 children tested positive for HIV in Larkana Antiretroviral Treatment Centre in June
An antiretroviral treatment center in Larkana, Pakistan, reported 73 new HIV cases among children in June. The facility is struggling with a high caseload, staff shortages, and a deteriorating building.
Why it matters
It underscores critical public health infrastructure failures and the ongoing challenge of managing pediatric HIV in developing regions.
comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source A VIEW of the crumbling roof of one of the rooms at the ART Centre in Larkana, which is in a state of disrepair.—Dawn LARKANA: The Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Centre at Chandka Medical College (CMC) Children’s Hospital registered 73 new HIV-positive cases among children in June alone, with most patients belonging to different parts of Khairpur district, raising concerns over the growing burden on the facility and the shortage of healthcare staff.
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