Global Fund team may come to inspect ‘HIV mishandling’

ISLAMABAD: Following repo­rts of a possible visit by a team from the Global Fund (GF) to examine the rising number of HIV cases in Pakistan, the health ministry has tasked the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) and the Common Manage­ment Unit (CMU) with devising a mechanism to prevent HIV transmission, particularly through the reuse of syringes. Experts say the Global Fund will likely prioritise placing technical professionals, rather than bureaucrats, in charge of disease control p...

By none@none.com (Ikram Junaidi)