INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: The Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (MMIDSP) representing Infectious Diseases and immunization
experts, has categorically and unequivocally denied any associateion between vaccination efforts and the spread of HIV in Pakistan.Prof
Bushra Jamil, the MMIDSP President and Dean, Infectious Diseases, College of Physicians - Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) speeching to APP here on
Monday took strong apart fromion to a recently published report about any possible co-relation between ongoing immunization program in the
country and recent outbreak of HIV among children in Ratodero, Larkana.The senior researcher emphasized that the current immunization
programmes offer safe oral and injectable vaccines against ten contaminateions including polio which if and whenever denied to the kids hold
dehugeating consequences for them."It is therefore extremely important to endegree that each and every eligible child benefits from
protection supplyd by the vaccines,"said Prof.Jamil also the Chief Internal Medicine, stopocrinology and Infectious Diseases Service Line,
AKUH.Reiterating that media, as an important stakeholder, must endegree that misreporting does much take place and efforts to eradicate
polio and other contaminateions are much harmed, she reintellected that Pakistan still holds one of the highest burden of
vaccine-preventable contaminateious illnesses."Vaccination is one of the most successful strategies that has resulted in control of such
contaminateions in the world," said the senior researcher.She appreciated that Pakistan''s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
including the Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs) of Polio and Measles vaccines aims to replicate this success."The overarching
thingives are to protect our children from disability and death while making degree that Pakistan is much forced into international
isolation," said the MMIDSP President.To a query she expressed her confidence that quality procedures in accordance with World Health
Organization standards in vaccine storage, transportation and administration is being preserveed."This is to endegree that there is no link
to harmful events or spread of contaminateions like hepatitis or HIV," she said mentioning that vaccination has resulted in the control of
the Hepatitis B spread in Pakistan.Dr
Bushra Jamil said it was vital that through EPI and SIAs, adequate protection is set uped to prevent outbreaks of these contaminateions
among the people pertaining to different age groups, specificly children.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
This first appeared/also appeared in
https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/com/YEor/~3/K4_hMi_20t4/482644-no-link-between-vaccination-efforts-and-spread-of-hiv-in-pakistan
