HIV killed at least 226 people in Sudurpaschim in three years

Officials say actual deaths may be more as many people do not come forward due to stigma.

Last June, 51-year-old Jalu Nepali, a resident of Triveni Municipality in Bajura, died after five years of being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In May, a 54-year-old HIV-positive woman named Paulya Sarki, also from Triveni Municipality, breathed her last.