HIV cases among children have increased in Sindh, with four more children diagnosed with HIV last week.
According to screening conducted by the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Nutrition, 12 out of 476 children tested positive for HIV, belonging to different districts.
In Karachi, 18 children at the Welika Hospital and 3 children at the SESSI Hospital were confirmed to have HIV last week.
Similarly, new cases have also emerged from Indus Hospital, the Infectious Disease Hospital at NIPA, and other health facilities.
Doctors say that HIV cases are rising among children suffering from recurrent pneumonia, fever, weight loss, and severe malnutrition.
Experts have warned that the shortage of WHO approved screening kits in smaller health centres could affect timely diagnosis.
It is noteworthy that by October this year, a total of 29 new cases had been reported in the province.
