900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by oefrha on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:23AM (#21374253)

Between this and no treatment, the choice is easy for most people. Although I do find “rummaging through the trash” for syringes astonishing. If you’re gonna reuse it, at least sterilize it (failing that, rinse it) and store it somewhere clean?

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by tomc1985 on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:05AM (#21374643)

This is what I've never understood about the "you don't know poverty" argument... sure they may not have equipment but there are basic best practices that cost little more than time

Perhaps there are more people that would prefer to watch the world burn than we think

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by oefrha on Monday October 28, 2019 @03:00AM (#21374854)

Poverty also correlates with lack of education, so there’s also that. I heard (without any verification) that until recently a large percentage of rural population in India find nothing wrong in drinking from and shitting in the same river (let’s put aside technicalities like upstream/downstream).

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday October 28, 2019 @08:42AM (#21376324)

Surely the doctors have some education, though.

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