HIV Cases Rising in Sindh Unsafe Medical Practices Still a Major Threat Sindh HIV 2026 HIV Children Sindh Sindh Health Crisis — A young patient receives treatment at a hospital in Sindh. Hundreds of children have tested positive for HIV in the first three months of 2026 alone, as unsafe medical practices continue to put lives at risk across the province.

Sindh Province Registers 894 Fresh HIV Cases in First Quarte

Children Among the Hardest Hit as Unsafe Medical Practices Continue to Fuel HIV Spread Across Sindh

By Fahad On Apr 14, 2026

Sindh – (Web Desk) – Sindh province has reported 894 new HIV cases in the first three months of 2026, raising serious concerns about public health across the region.

Among those newly diagnosed, 329 are children under the age of 14, 332 are men, 204 are women, and 29 are transgender individuals.

Looking at the numbers month by month, 294 cases were recorded in January, 324 in February, and 276 in March 2026.

Health experts say these rising numbers point to ongoing weaknesses in healthcare safety and medical oversight, especially in large cities like Karachi.

The situation is a reminder of the tragic HIV outbreak that occurred in Ratodero in April 2019, where hundreds of children were infected due to unsafe medical practices. Seven years on, specialists warn that the root causes of such outbreaks have still not been fully addressed.

Authorities are being urged to strengthen infection prevention, improve medical safety standards, and ensure better monitoring across all healthcare facilities in the province to prevent further spread.

Public health specialists attribute the continued spread of HIV primarily to poor infection prevention and control measures.

These include the reuse of intravenous drips, used cannulas and syringes, unsterilised medical equipment, and the transfusion of unscreened blood the practices that continue to endanger patients, particularly children.

Of the 329 children diagnosed with HIV between January and March this year, 188 were boys, and 141 were girls under the age of 14.

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Experts warn that the disproportionately high number of paediatric cases indicates systemic lapses in healthcare safety and infection prevention.

Public health experts caution that unless strict infection control protocols are enforced and unsafe medical practices eliminated, Sindh may continue to witness recurring outbreaks similar to the Ratodero tragedy.