Islamabad, April 6 Recent reports indicate that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with the Punjab province recording the highest number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must...
Mumbai, March 23 Senior Congress MLA in Maharashtra, Vijay Wadettiwar, demanded HIV tests for all individuals who came into contact with Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious leader from Nashik, who has been arrested on charges of rape.Speaking in the assembly, the leader of the Congress...
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New Delhi, March 12 The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that experts have advised against diluting the guidelines that prohibit transgender individuals, gay men, and sex workers from donating blood.The Centre, before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...
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Chandigarh, February 19 Haryana screened approximately 12.40 lakh people for HIV in the current financial year, of which 5,877 were found to be positive, officials said on Thursday.Out of the 12,40,205 samples screened for HIV between April 2025 and January 2026, 5,877 returned positive...
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