📖+10 XP
🎧+10 XP
✅+15 XP
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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
- unsafe — not safe and likely to cause harm
- instrument — tool used by doctors or nursesinstruments
- spread — move disease from one person to another
- stigma — bad social feeling and shame about someone
- test — check if a person has a diseaseTesting
- treatment — medical care to help a sick person
- expert — person with special knowledge or skillExperts
Tip: hover, focus or tap highlighted words in the article to see quick definitions while you read or listen.
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?
Related articles
16 Feb 2026
20 Feb 2026
People learn to use robotic leg prostheses but misjudge their gait
A four-day study found that people who practised with a robotic lower‑limb prosthesis improved their walking but misjudged their own movement. Researchers say better visual feedback could help users calibrate their body image and gait.
5 Mar 2026
28 Dec 2025
Engineered antibodies could block cytomegalovirus
A research team created changed antibodies that stop human cytomegalovirus from disabling immune responses. Lab tests show the antibodies reduce virus spread, but researchers say more testing is needed before they can be used in people.
28 Apr 2026