Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with Islamabad Founder Lions Club organized a seminar to raise awareness about AIDS on world AIDS day.
Addressing the seminar, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said that the World AIDS Day reminded us to unite in the fight against HIV and to show solidarity with people living with HIV.
He said that in our society people infected with HIV were facing stigma and discrimination, which was preventing them from living a full and happy life and stressed for educating people to change such negative mindsets.
He said that the unsafe blood transfusions and the use of unsterilized medical and dental equipment were the main causes of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan and the government should take strong measures to ban such unhealthy practices.
He stressed on enhancing the capacity of healthcare workers, adherence to injection safety standard operating procedures and the ways to implement safe blood transfusions. He thanked the office bearers of Islamabad Founder Lions Club for joining hands with ICCI.