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Unsafe medical care fuels HIV rise in Pakistan (Level A1) — clear glass tube with white plastic tube

Unsafe medical care fuels HIV rise in PakistanCEFR A1

22 May 2026

Adapted from Tauseef Ahmad, Sajid Raina, SciDev CC BY 2.0

Photo by Hennie Stander, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
71 words
  • Pakistan now has more people living with HIV than before.
  • Some clinics give medical care that is unsafe for patients.
  • Health workers sometimes do not clean medical instruments well.
  • Unsafe practice can spread HIV to women and children.
  • Many families have health, social and money problems.
  • Testing and treatment are not always easy to find.
  • Fear and stigma stop many people from testing.
  • Experts say the government must make rules stronger.

Difficult words

  • unsafenot safe and likely to cause harm
  • instrumenttool used by doctors or nurses
    instruments
  • spreadmove disease from one person to another
  • stigmabad social feeling and shame about someone
  • testcheck if a person has a disease
    Testing
  • treatmentmedical care to help a sick person
  • expertperson with special knowledge or skill
    Experts

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Discussion questions

  • Would you go to a clinic for a health test?
  • Do you think cleaning instruments is important?
  • Can families have money problems if someone is sick?

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