This article is just 1 of several that have been circulating about a city in Pakistan where over 1,100 people have contracted HIV. Nearly 900, are under the age of 12. The reason is clear. This country is so poor & uneducated, barbers, doctors & dentists reuse razors, tools & syringes. A father told of a doctor rummaging through the trash to find a syringe for his child's injection. The doctor told him, it was because he was too poor to afford a new syringe. That child contracted HIV+.
In this devastated city, the victims are ostracized by others due to misinformation about HIV. They are segregated & alienated because of HIV. The stigma & ignorance lives on.
The rash of transmissions happened due to a lack of education, funds & understanding. Many are too poor for medical care. Many may die because they were poor.
I have a question. Honestly, what do we do now? We've known of this virus for decades. Groups have been active for decades trying to bring aid to poor regions. Yet this still happens & will again. So, what we do now?
Cya...
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