More than 2000 people in Gujrat, district of Punjab, have been tested HIV positive on Monday whereas 120 children have been reported affected in this outbreak.
As per reports, a large number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases has started to emerge in Punjab province after a chaotic number of patients contracted HIV in Sindh.
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health Dr. Zahid Tanveer, not only adults but a large number of children have also been diagnosed with the disease. He informed that three centers have been set up in Gujrat and its adjoining areas to treat the patients.
Why and how HIV is spreading so rapidly? Health department does not seem to take high-level precautionary measures in this case. It has been reported that if this fast spreading disease does not get under control soon then Pakistan’s situation will be no different than Nigeria and South Africa in three to five years.
Earlier today, Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza said that a 10-member team of World Health Organization’s (WHO) technical and professional expert would visit Pakistan to investigate the outbreak of HIV in affected area of Larkana.
He added based on this request, a WHO high level mission was coming to the affected area. He said that the decision to invite international experts was made to exactly reviewing the situation and to ascertain the cause, advises on mitigation measures and ways and means of avoiding future recurrence.
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