SciDev.Net news story
Pakistan’s HIV epidemic is increasingly being driven by unsafe medical care, rather than traditional transmission routes, warn doctors and public health experts urging action after a public scandal around reused syringes.
Poor infection control, syringe reuse, unsafe blood management, and unregulated clinics are pushing the virus into the general population, including children and women with no known exposure risks, according to the WHO and health professionals on the ground.
HIV in Pakistan was traditionally concentrated among key populations such as intravenous drug users and sex workers, but this is changing.
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Source : SciDev.Net
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