Overview
- More than 400 children are HIV-positive, with doctors attributing many infections to transmission from one or both parents at birth.
- Medical staff report 40–60 new cases each month, and about 5,000 patients currently receive antiretroviral medication at the ART Centre, a doctor said.
- Assistant Civil Surgeon and HIV nodal officer J Javed said 250–300 patients collect medicines daily and 6,707 people are under treatment in cumulative data from 2012 to the present.
- District authorities have launched awareness drives, with the ART Centre organizing community outreach and village testing camps.
- A social media video spotlighted the surge as experts warn infections could rise without sustained education, accessible testing, and prevention efforts.