Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) A Global Fund (GF) team is expected to visit Islamabad soon to examine the situation amid rising number of HIV cases in Pakistan, local media reported. The visit has become extremely significant after more than 300 HIV cases in children were reported due to the reuse of syringes In Taunsa and 618 new cases were reported in Islamabad between January 2025 and March 2026, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn reported.The report quoted a senior Pakistani health ministry official…
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Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) SK Bioscience Co, the biotech arm of South Korea’s SK Group, on Monday launched its new global research and development (R&D) centre west of Seoul to enhance the efficiency of its vaccine research, the company said.SK Bioscience officially began operations of its Global Research & Process Development (R&PD) Centre in Songdo, an international business district in the western port city of Incheon. The $255.7 million facility also serves as the company’s new headqua…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The global HIV fund cut is significantly affecting HIV prevention and support services in Pakistan, and may also reverse years of progress, according to a media report.While Pakistan’s HIV epidemic remains small in absolute numbers compared with global hotspots, it is one of the fastest-growing in Asia, but the funding cuts are going to affect the country significantly, Arab News reported.For nearly two decades, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and…