Lack of awareness on precautionary measures and limited access to health facilities causing HIV mortalities. The deaths from HIV/Aids in Pakistan increased from 350 in 2005 to 1,480 in 2015, showing an average increase of 14.42 percent a year, says the findings of the meta-analysis coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle. The efficacy of governments’ policies to control the disease has been flawed, donor-driven and intermittent that resulted in a huge amount of HIV cases over the years.

Omer Aftab partnered with major national and international organizations including the National AIDS Program, WHO, Directorate General of Health Punjab for several awareness campaigns and conducted conferences, seminars and training programs on the prevention of HIV.

By applying advocacy with Ministry of Health Mr. Omer successfully developed and introduced a booklet on HIV/AIDS for the Lady Health Workers to educate women and men in the remote areas of Pakistan way back in 1996.

HIV/Aids is a mounting issue that needs some serious actions. In his recent initiative of behavioral change initiatives with youth, Omer also addressed this problem through campaigning at various platforms.