Sindh govt, WHO to hold donor conference for HIV patients
Shah said a massive operation was in progress against quacks, unauthorised blood banks
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KARACHI:
The Sindh government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have decided to hold a donor conference in September for proper treatment and rehabilitation of HIV-affected persons and take necessary measures to stop further spread of the virus.
The decision was taken by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday while meeting with a delegation of WHO led by its regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Salim Saif Al Mandhari.
The delegation told the chief minister that they were working with the provincial AIDS control programme in Larkana and have imparted them necessary training for screening and treatment of HIV affected people. Shah said that through district administration, a massive operation was in progress against quacks, substandard and unauthorised blood banks. A public awareness programme has also been launched locally.
He told the delegation that he had established a Rs1 billion endowment fund for the treatment and rehabilitation of HIV affected people. The delegation proposed to convene a donor conference in September so that kits, medicines and other material could be received. The CM agreed to the proposal and issued the necessary directives for the purpose.
The CM said that he was planning to conduct screening in other districts as well so that a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programme, with the assistance of the donor, could be launched all over Sindh.
He also told the delegation that HIV and AIDs control education and awareness would be included in the curriculum. "The education department is working on the proposal and experts would also be taken on board so that script can be decided," he said.
The WHO delegation also agreed with the chief minister in assisting the provincial government with the Hepatitis control programme.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31st, 2019.
The Sindh government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have decided to hold a donor conference in September for proper treatment and rehabilitation of HIV-affected persons and take necessary measures to stop further spread of the virus.
The decision was taken by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday while meeting with a delegation of WHO led by its regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Salim Saif Al Mandhari.
The delegation told the chief minister that they were working with the provincial AIDS control programme in Larkana and have imparted them necessary training for screening and treatment of HIV affected people. Shah said that through district administration, a massive operation was in progress against quacks, substandard and unauthorised blood banks. A public awareness programme has also been launched locally.
He told the delegation that he had established a Rs1 billion endowment fund for the treatment and rehabilitation of HIV affected people. The delegation proposed to convene a donor conference in September so that kits, medicines and other material could be received. The CM agreed to the proposal and issued the necessary directives for the purpose.
The CM said that he was planning to conduct screening in other districts as well so that a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation programme, with the assistance of the donor, could be launched all over Sindh.
He also told the delegation that HIV and AIDs control education and awareness would be included in the curriculum. "The education department is working on the proposal and experts would also be taken on board so that script can be decided," he said.
The WHO delegation also agreed with the chief minister in assisting the provincial government with the Hepatitis control programme.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31st, 2019.