Peshawar—A total of 744 HIV/AIDS cases have been reported in Khyber Paktunkhwa, in which district Peshawar is the most vulnerable with 75 patients, whereas 98,000 people have been suffering from the disease in the country. This was stated by Dr. Talawat Afridi, Coordinator Hayatabad Medical Complex, while speaking at a seminar regarding awareness of HIV/AIDs held under the auspices of Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology here on Wednesday. Mohammad Nasir, Registerar, faculty members and students were present on the occasion.
Dr. Talawat Afridi said that more than 98,000 HIV/AIDs cases have been detected under Aids eradication program in the country, adding that patients are being provided free medical treatment and medicines.
For the purpose, he informed counseling centres have been established at provincial level for creating awareness and guidance of the patients. Primarily, he said the most AIDs cases had been reported in district Bannu, but ratio declined with the passage of time. However, he said the ratio of AIDs has been swelled with number of 75 patients in district Peshawar.
He said that disease could be eliminated by creating proper awareness, saying that the government is being taking number of initiatives in this regard. He stressed upon the students to play their role for creating awareness among masses about HIV/Aids.
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