Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—A Critical Public Health Challenge

Salma Zeb

doi:10.70302/jpsim.v7i3.2635

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Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—A Critical Public Health Challenge

Salma Zeb

Department of Internal Medicine Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

✉ Correspondence: Salma Zeb Email: salmazeb044@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v7i3.2635

Volume: 7, Issue 3 Pages: 180–181 Published: 21 Aug 2026

Received: 28 Mar 2026 Revised: 15 May 2026 Accepted: 12 Aug 2026 Published Online: 21 Aug 2026

Ethics approval was not required for this study (no human or animal participants directly involved).

Abstract

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HIV

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Zeb S. Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—A Critical Public Health Challenge. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2026;7(3):180–181. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v7i3.2635

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References

UNAIDS. Global HIV & AIDS statistics — Fact sheet. Geneva: UNAIDS. (Updated, 2022). Available from: [https://www.unaids.org]
Pakistan National AIDS Control Program. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. Islamabad: National AIDS Control Program. (Updated, 2022). Available from: [http://www.nacp.gov.pk]
World Health Organization. Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery, and monitoring: Recommendations for a public health approach. Geneva: World Health Organization. (Updated, 2021). Available from: [https://www.who.int]
Khanani MR, Hafeez A, Rab SM. HIV/AIDS in Pakistan: The evolving epidemic and future challenges. Infect Dis Poverty. 2019;8(1), 16.
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Demographics and Health Survey. Islamabad: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. (Updated, 2020) Available from: [http://www.pbs.gov.pk]
Hameed A, Malik S. HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Pakistan: A systematic review. J Health Soc Sci. 2020;5(3), 397-407.
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[1] UNAIDS. Global HIV & AIDS statistics — Fact sheet. Geneva: UNAIDS. (Updated, 2022). Available from: [https://www.unaids.org]

[2] Pakistan National AIDS Control Program. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. Islamabad: National AIDS Control Program. (Updated, 2022). Available from: [http://www.nacp.gov.pk]

[3] World Health Organization. Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery, and monitoring: Recommendations for a public health approach. Geneva: World Health Organization. (Updated, 2021). Available from: [https://www.who.int]

[4] Khanani MR, Hafeez A, Rab SM. HIV/AIDS in Pakistan: The evolving epidemic and future challenges. Infect Dis Poverty. 2019;8(1), 16.

[5] Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Demographics and Health Survey. Islamabad: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. (Updated, 2020) Available from: [http://www.pbs.gov.pk]

[6] Hameed A, Malik S. HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Pakistan: A systematic review. J Health Soc Sci. 2020;5(3), 397-407.

[7] United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). HIV prevention, treatment, and care for people who inject drugs. Vienna: UNODC. (Updated, 2022). Available from: [https://www.unodc.org]