{"id":813526,"date":"2024-12-20T23:27:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T05:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/pm-reaffirms-pakistans-commitment-to-strengthen-national-hiv-response\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T23:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T05:27:58","slug":"pm-reaffirms-pakistans-commitment-to-strengthen-national-hiv-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/pm-reaffirms-pakistans-commitment-to-strengthen-national-hiv-response\/","title":{"rendered":"PM reaffirms Pakistan\u2019s commitment to strengthen national HIV response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan stood united with the global community in reaffirming its firm commitment to strengthening the national HIV response and ensuring that no one was left behind.<\/p>\n

The theme, \u201cTake the Rights Path : My health, My right,\u201d reminds us that the journey to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat begins with a firm commitment to human rights, the prime minister said in a message in connection with World AIDS Day 2024.<\/p>\n

He said upholding the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and promoting the inclusion of all communities were essential for eradicating AIDS as a public health threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHealthcare is a fundamental right. Through our collective efforts, we will ensure that all our citizens enjoy this fundamental right in an equitable manner. By working together, we will continue to strengthen our health systems and expand access to essential services for our citizens,\u201d the prime minister added.<\/p>\n

He highlighted that HIV\/AIDS remained a health challenge and a significant socio-economic issue that threatened livelihoods, disrupts families, and deepens inequalities. Gaps in testing and treatment coverage call for deep introspection \u2013 a call to reach the most vulnerable, making strategies to be truly responsive to those at risk, and ensuring that our policies evolve to meet the shifting dynamics of the epidemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite our collective efforts, the HIV epidemic in Pakistan continues to grow, underscoring the need for bold, innovative, and sustainable interventions. It is only through the strategy rooted in equality and inclusion that we can halt the spread of HIV. Strong political will, effective leadership, and enhanced financial commitments are essential to implementing a rights-based national HIV strategy,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

PM Shehbaz Sharif emphasized that the urgent challenges that needed our attention were eliminating spread of HIV\/AIDS through needle sharing among people who inject drugs, safe blood transfusion, and eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. We must also address the vulnerabilities of marginalized groups, particularly adolescent girls and young women, who face heightened risks of HIV infection.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this World AIDS Day, let us stand united to \u2018take the rights path\u2019 towards an AIDS-free Pakistan. A future free from AIDS can only be achieved through collective action that upholds human dignity, equity, and inclusion,\u201d he said adding, \u201cLet us act decisively and compassionately, empowering those most affected by HIV to lead the way. Together, we can safeguard the health and well-being of our future generations and build a healthier and just society for all\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan stood united with the global community in reaffirming its firm commitment to strengthening the national HIV response and ensuring that no one was left behind. The theme, \u201cTake the Rights Path : My health, My right,\u201d reminds us that the journey to eliminate AIDS as a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":813527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26251,27609],"tags":[7057,109586],"class_list":{"0":"post-813526","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pakistans","8":"category-reaffirms","9":"tag-pakistans","10":"tag-reaffirms"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}