Come to know about HIV, AIDS

Come to know about HIV / AIDS’

AIDS is rapidly spreading in third world countries and comprehensive policy is needed to check its spread. Pakistan having low prevalence of the HIV/AIDS can prevent its rapid spread by mass awareness campaign, as the medical science has not succeeded in preparing its vaccine or curative therapy. These views were expressed by Special Education Minister Dr. Tahir Standing Committee for Health Punjab Chairman Dr. Muzaffar Ali sheikh and Pakistan Medical Society Chairman Dr Masood Akhtar sheikh, while addressing a workshop titled “ How to stop AIDS spread in third world countries,” under the auspices of Pakistan Medical Society here Tuesday. A group of the community workers was imparted master training about the disease.
Dr. Tahir Javed, speaking on this occasion, said that all the problems related to the HIV/AIDS would be thoroughly discussed with the experts. He stressed that such seminars are imparting updated information to the youth, who are misguided by hakeems and quacks.
In some of the African countries, AIDS is spreading like flu and common cold, as over 80 percent of the neonates are HIV positive in this region. Dr. Muzaffar sheikh said that the Punjab Government is providing better health care facilities of proper screening to the high risk groups even in the remotest parts. The government has made efforts to control AIDS effectively by providing the facility of free blood and AIDs screening tests to the people. Pakistan is one of those countries where AIDs is not yet much prevalent. It is the need of the hour that the people of the country should be informed about the causes of the spread of the HIV/AIDs and possible preventive measures.
Dr Masood Sheikh said that in the days to come, AIDS can emerge as a serious threat to people’s lives while prevention is the only weapon to counter it.
He said that PMS is chalking out a comprehensive plan for the public awareness under which seminars would be held in the educational institutions and populous areas. He urged the people to lead their lives in accordance to the teachings of Islam and restrict their sexual relations to their life partners. The AIDS awareness campaign should be extended to rural areas through union councils, he added.

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