Civil Society Demands Health Emergency In Sindh
Muhammad Irfan Published May 18, 2019 | 10:13 PM
The civil society's representatives have demanded of the Sindh government to declare health emergency in the province and constitute Sindh AIDs Commission following the emergence of hundreds of HIV positive cases in Larakna and Hyderabad during initial screening
Addressing a press conference here at Hyderabad Press Club on Saturday, Prof Mushtaq Meerani, Dr Amanullah Panhwar, Dr Gulzar Jumani, Mukhtiar Abbassi and others said the commission was supposed to be formed in 2013 or 2014.
They said the Sindh Assembly passed Sindh HIV AIDS Control, Treatment and Protection Act in 2013 under which the commission was to be set up.
They said under the law the commission would comprise the health officials and stakeholders from the society.
They contended that the prevailing situation about the spread of HIV in parts of Sindh was very alarming and necessitated a specialized commission to handle the issue on permanent basis.
The commission would not only work for prevention and treatment but would also create awareness among the people besides adding the subject in the school curriculum.
They also called for declaring a health emergency in the province and conducting the HIV screening in all the districts of Sindh which was currently being done only in Ratodero taluka of Larkana district.
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