Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Institute of Public Health and Social Sciences Khyber Medical University has organized a seminar on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on world AIDS day to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the epidemic.
Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada was the chief guest where as Vice Chancellor KMU Prof Dr Arshad Javaid grace the occasion as guest of honour. In his address Secretary Health Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Yahya Akhunzada reiterated the government’s promise to work towards the eradication and control of HIV / AIDS from the society. He said that the provincial government was conscious of its responsibilities and accord high preference to prevention and treatment of this disease.
He said this year, the World AIDS day was really important for Pakistan after the discovery of a number of HIV/AIDS cases in the province of Sindh. Media’s attention and public reaction to the cases was a powerful reminder of the dislike of government and our society towards the global epidemic, he added. VC KMU Prof. Dr Arshad Javaid said that according to UNAID, there are 160,000 HIV positive people in Pakistan, and they are those who are registered with the state-run AIDS control programmes.
