Though advancement in technology has made treatment for HIV more accessible, the discrimination and stigma surrounding the disease are constantly putting more lives under danger. On World Aids day this year it is important to highlight that efforts need to be made at the provincial and federal level to not only provide funds to develop medication and treatment, but to also educate the masses at large. Awareness campaigns should not be limited to the general public but should also cater to health providers, who are found discriminating against transgender people. According to a recent surveillance, an increase of 0.3 per cent of HIV patients has been recorded in transgender sex workers. On the other hand, a large group of people making up HIV patients are drug addicts because of needle-sharing and unsafe injection of drugs.

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 04:41 UTC