Taliban Announces Detection Of 200 AIDS Cases In Afghanistan

The spokesperson of the Taliban’s Ministry of Health announced on the occasion of World AIDS Day that 200 cases of AIDS have been registered in Afghanistan this year.

Sharafat Zaman Amarkhel said that the number of patients with AIDS has reached 3,700.

In a video message on the occasion of World AIDS Day, the spokesperson of the Taliban’s Ministry of Health claimed that with the efforts of this group, the number of AIDS patients has "reduced" as compared to previous years.

He said that eight treatment centres and 61 AIDS diagnosis centres are operating throughout Afghanistan.

According to Amarkhel, the Ministry of Health of this group is trying to increase the care related to 1400 patients under treatment and to inform them about this disease by launching awareness programmes in remote areas.

Today, the World Health Organisation announced that by the end of 2023, about 40 million people in the world will be struggling with the HIV virus.

The United Nations reported this year that in 2023, one person died every minute due to AIDS.