HIV outbreak in Pakistan: How deadly safety lapses at Sindh hospital put children at risk
The SHCC’s regulatory inspection found that used needles were not being disposed of in sharps bins, hospital staff could not explain disposal of needles (Photo credit: ANI) At least 78 children have contracted HIV in an outbreak in Pakistan’s Karachi linked to serious infection-control and medical waste management failures at a state-run hospital.Findings at the…