HIV and AIDS patients in Sindh, especially women, are frequently denied admission to hospitals, including emergency rooms, making them unwilling to seek treatment at public tertiary care facilities in Karachi and the rest of the province.
“An HIV infected woman, who was pregnant after three miscarriages, was humiliated and derogatory remarks were passed against her being pregnant at the gynaecology ward of the Civil Hospital, Karachi. She was so upset that her family took her to a private health facility for delivery. This case was highlighted at the international level and caused immense humiliation for the country,” an official of the directorate told the meeting, as per a report.
