HIV/AIDS Outbreak.

Multiple factors The government's failure to prioritise its people, a deteriorating health infrastructure, and healthcare professionals' illiteracy have all contributed to Pakistan's approaching HIV/AIDS epidemic. Clearly, no lessons were drawn from the 2019 HIV outbreak in Larkana. According to UNAIDS figures, HIV diagnoses in Pakistan increased from 75,000 in 2010 to 270,000 in 2022. While HIV/AIDS infections are declining worldwide, Pakistan has the second highest rate of HIV rise in the Asia-Pacific region, owing to the transmission of the virus from critical populations to the general population via sexual networks.

The Global Fund has designated the nation as a sub-recipient for its $72 million HIV funding, which will be routed through the UNDP and the private sector.According to the Lancer, HIV prevalence in the general population is expected to be less than 0.1 percent, with around 165,000 persons living with the virus. However, crucial populations such as drug addicts, male and female sex workers, trans persons, and same-sex partners are affected by the condition. These worrying data also show that the majority of patients are still at danger of increasing transmission, as just a small proportion of them have received the necessary antiretroviral medication.

According to international health organisations, HIV/AIDS, which spreads through infected needles, blood transfusions, and body fluids, is a disease of the poor. As a result, the authorities must undertake preventative measures on a war footing.Providing healthcare, knowledge, and resources is the obligation of the state, not the citizens. Policies should be designed around the most vulnerable in order to break the cycle of poverty, keep females in school, and make health-care facilities safer. Social disparity cannot jeopardise a healthy future.