"Discussions on sexual & reproductive health need to be normalized and be part of important discussions at all levels and platforms if HIV and AIDS have to be defeated in Pakistan," said UNFPA Pakistan Representative Dr. Luay Shabaneh at the World AIDS Day event in Islamabad on December 1, 2023.

He said HIV and AIDS also have gender significance because, usually, men are transmitters while women are victims. Young people are more exposed; therefore, they should be at the center of attention to prevent them from HIV and AIDS, and other sexually transmitted infections.