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flag Over 100 children in Karachi were newly infected with HIV in 2025 due to unsafe medical practices, worsening Pakistan’s growing HIV crisis.

flag Over 100 new HIV cases in children were reported in Karachi in 2025, bringing the total in Sindh province to nearly 4,000, primarily due to unsafe medical practices like reused syringes and unregulated clinics, according to health reports. flag The crisis, linked to systemic failures in oversight, underfunding, and widespread unlicensed medical practitioners, echoes the 2019 Ratodero outbreak with no lasting reforms. flag Shortages of testing kits, medicines, and trained staff hinder treatment, while the WHO and UNAIDS stress the epidemic is preventable through proper infection control. flag Pakistan now ranks second in the Asia-Pacific for new HIV cases, highlighting a deepening public health emergency rooted in institutional neglect.

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