Though the health department, as per their claims, has begun rigorous awareness campaigns to educate the masses about the disease, very low progress is being reported. “Actually, they did not do enough as yet to eliminate the disease, except media campaigns”, commented Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) President Professor Ajmal Hasan Naqvi. He said that people mostly get infected with HIV after receiving blood transfusion, organ or tissue transplant from an HIV-infected donor or having unprotected sex with an HIV infected person. He said that it was the responsibility of health department, civil society and NGOs to create awareness among the masses, otherwise, these shallow media campaigns would not work. According to the health department spokesperson, several steps had been taken including registration of barbers and establishment of clinics across Punjab to eliminate the menace.

Source: The Express Tribune December 04, 2017 05:37 UTC