As Pakistan’s monsoon arrives, people with HIV worry
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize As contaminated floodwater gushed into their home in Buner, north-western Pakistan, Khalid (name changed) and his wife helped their three children up to higher ground.
- They trudged through neck-deep water inside their home to save their antiretroviral treatment pills from being swept away, ignoring all other valuables.
- “The waist-deep mud left behind by floodwaters had cut off our village for more than eight days,” Khalid recalls.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize As contaminated floodwater gushed into their home in Buner, north-western Pakistan, Khalid (name changed) and his wife helped their three children up to higher ground. Amid the chaos, the couple had one more crucial thing to rescue: their life-saving HIV drugs.
They trudged through neck-deep water inside their home to save their antiretroviral treatment pills from being swept away, ignoring all other valuables.
“The waist-deep mud left behind by floodwaters had cut off our village for more than eight days,” Khalid recalls. “Thankfully, my wife and I still had our HIV medication with us,” says the daily wager, who contracted the virus while working abroad five years prior.