BY : ANI Correspondent:
JHELUM –On the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Ministry of National Health has established a technical working group to strengthen efforts to control HIV and Hepatitis C in the country.
Punjab Health Advisor Major General (retd) Dr Azhar Mahmood Kayani has been appointed Convener of the 15-member working group, while Director General Health Dr Abdul Wali Khan will serve as its member and secretary.
The group includes health experts from across the country specialising in infectious diseases, epidemiology, hepatology, blood safety and pathology.
The working group will provide technical recommendations and proposals to the government to improve the effectiveness of national programmes for the prevention and control of HIV and Hepatitis C.
