HIV Screening Made Mandatory Before Surgeries in Pakistan: What Patients Should Know About HIV Symptoms and Pre-Surgery Blood Tests

Laboratory technician holding a blood sample tube for an HIV screening test

Pakistan’s federal health minister has directed authorities across the country to make HIV screening mandatory before any surgical procedure involving skin piercing or incisions, aiming to curb the spread of the virus through healthcare settings. The order, issued this week, comes as Pakistan continues battling a rapidly growing HIV epidemic linked in part to unsafe […]

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