Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming
Footage shows staff injecting without gloves and reusing syringes, but the hospital boss refuses to acknowledge it is genuine.
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"Even if they have attached a new needle, the back part, which we call the syringe body, has the virus in it, so it will transfer even with a new needle."
— Dr Altaf Ahmed , Academic
"He recalls one mother telling him that her daughter was injected with the same syringe as a cousin living with HIV, and that the syringe was then used on several other children."
— Dr Gul Qaisrani , Academic
"Even if they have attached a new needle, the back part, which we call the syringe body, has the virus in it, so it will transfer even with a new needle."
— Dr Altaf Ahmed , Academic
"This footage could also be staged."
— Dr Qasim Buzdar , Executive
"Almost all of the 65 to 70 children he diagnosed had been treated at THQ Taunsa."
— Dr Gul Qaisrani , Academic
"Even if they have attached a new needle, the back part, which we call the syringe body, has the virus in it, so it will transfer even with a new needle."
— Dr Altaf Ahmed , Academic
"This footage could also be staged."
— Dr Qasim Buzdar , Executive
"Almost all of the 65 to 70 children he diagnosed had been treated at THQ Taunsa."
— Dr Gul Qaisrani , Academic
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Footage shows staff injecting without gloves and reusing syringes, but the hospital boss refuses to acknowledge it is genuine.
Undercover footage shows staff at a Pakistani hospital reusing syringes and injecting without gloves, potentially spreading HIV among children. The hospital's management denies the authenticity of the footage.
Undercover footage reveals staff at a Pakistani hospital reusing syringes and injecting without gloves, potentially spreading HIV among children. The hospital's management denies the authenticity of the footage.
An investigation exposes staff at a Pakistani hospital reusing syringes and injecting without gloves, raising concerns about HIV transmission among children. The hospital's management disputes the footage's authenticity.
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