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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
Published on: October 31, 2010
A situational analysis of HIV and AIDS in Pakistan
Muhammad Ilyas1, Sultan Asad, Liaqat Ali
1Bio-Pharmaceutical Lab, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab/Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abstract:
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) transmission has been reduced by protected sex and screening of blood products and other body fluids in the developed countries. It has been reported that Pakistan is at high risk of HIV/AIDS infection but presently the prevalence rate is considerably low. The number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan has been continuously increasing since 1987. By 2010 the total number of registered cases has reached to 6000 and this figure is on the rise with the passage of time. Some serious strategies must be implemented to control this deadly disease.
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