title: A situational analysis of HIV and AIDS in Pakistan.
abstract: HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) transmission has been reduced by protected sex and screening of blood products and other body fluids in the developed countries. It has been reported that Pakistan is at high risk of HIV/AIDS infection but presently the prevalence rate is considerably low. The number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan has been continuously increasing since 1987. By 2010 the total number of registered cases has reached to 6000 and this figure is on the rise with the passage of time. Some serious strategies must be implemented to control this deadly disease.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Pharmaceutical Lab, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab/Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ilyas
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asad
authors.forename: Liaqat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Masaud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Sadaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Badar
authors.forename: Muhammad Tahir
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: Aleena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumrin
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology