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Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) The revelations in the British broadcaster BBC’s investigative documentary ‘Who gave our children HIV?’ showcase systemic negligence in public healthcare system of Pakistan. The findings of BBC Eye Investigations reveal a pattern of reckless malpractice at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) in Taunsa city of Pakistan’s Punjab province that is more than an individual error, a report has detailed. “What emerges is a picture of institutional failure in which the most …

Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Gujarat is set to significantly strengthen its biosecurity infrastructure with the construction of its first Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory, a high-security facility designed to handle the world’s most dangerous and highly infectious pathogens. The advanced biocontainment complex will aid in the development of vaccines, rapid diagnostics and critical research against life-threatening viruses for which no cure or treatment currently exists.The move comes in the wake…