Nine more HIV cases reported in Shikarpur

Nine more people were tested as HIV-positive in Shikarpur on Friday, this addition increase the number of the cases in the district to 22. According to details, a total of 517 people were tested in the Shikarpur villages of Dhakkan, Pirbakhsh Theem and Sarang Shar. Sources said children and women are also among the affectees, who were tested positive for HIV.
DHO Ghulam Shabir informed that affected children have been referred to Aids centre Lahore while the crackdown against unregistered laborites and fake doctors will continue. It is worth mentioning here that earlier, four more children were tested HIV positive in Pir Bux and Sarang Shar villages of the district.