Pakistan, which was previously thought as a country with low prevalence of infection, has now moved up to the group of “Countries in Transition” with a concentrated epidemic among high risk groups, where the AIDS problem is increasing since last five years, according to the private new chanel Express News The. There are 5,000 registered cases and 97,400 estimated cases of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan in 2009, and this figure is continuously increasing, local newspaper reported Tuesday. It was reported that there were 5,000 registered cases and 80,000 estimated cases of HIV/AIDS in 2008 in Pakistan. If proper screening is carried out, the number of infected persons might be running in millions, the newspaper said. “Curiosity about sex and drugs, negative peer pressure, … Read entire article »