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Category: News from the world published by Neha Published on: June 02, 2019, 08h29 IST Update: June 02, 2019, 08:32 AM IST
Karachi [Pakistan]: Following the recent HIV epidemic in Pakistan's Sindh province, with nearly 700 cases registered to date, an international team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an investigation to determine the source of the epidemic.
The team, who arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday at the request of the Pakistani government, will also provide expertise in HIV testing, pediatric HIV treatment and family counseling, reports Xinhua.
The outbreak caused panic among locals. Dr. Masood Solangi, Director General of Health of Sindh, said that nearly 700 people were diagnosed with HIV in the city of Ratodero, after screening about 2,500 people in recent weeks. Of these, 576 are children under the age of five.
"The team will work closely with the Ministry of Health and its partners, including Aga Khan University, Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program in Pakistan, UNAIDS and Unicef in Larkana", said a spokesman for WHO to the Organization.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister's special badistant for national health services, Dr. Zafar.
Mirza said that the recent spread of HIV in children was either due to unsafe injections or for a reason that has not been determined until now.
As a result of the outbreak, local authorities arrested 17 quack doctors and closed 70 dispensaries in the city of Larkana.
Source: ANI
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