KARACHI, July 27: The total number of officially confirmed HIV/Aids cases in Sindh has gone up to 1,841 and the number of such cases reported from across the country stands at 3,364, according to the data compiled in March this year.

This was stated by Manager for Enhanced HIV/Aids Control Programme Dr Arshad Mehmood Khan while speaking at a meeting organised by UNAIDS here on Friday. He said that 108 cases were full-blown Aids.

At the national level, the number of HIV-positive cases has been put at 3,099 and that of full-blown Aids 265.

The meeting was told that 122 HIV-positive cases were registered with the HIV and Aids Treatment Centre in Karachi and 51 of them (35 men and 16 women) were currently on ARV medicines.

The programme is aimed at maintaining HIV prevalence at less than five per cent.

“We are also strongly committed to preventing a spread of HIV infection among the general population and to maintaining it below one per cent,” said Dr Khan.—APP