Overview
- Provincial officials said Tuesday that more than 10,500 people were screened around the SESSI‑run Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital and 120 tested positive for HIV, and they reported at least six child deaths linked to the outbreak.
- An inquiry that inspected the paediatrics ward and laboratory found administrative and procedural lapses, poor sterilisation and possible reuse or improper handling of disposable equipment including syringes.
- Authorities have suspended 37 hospital employees, issued show‑cause notices, and announced plans for criminal cases against those deemed negligent.
- The government set up an antiretroviral therapy centre at Valika, is treating affected children at five major hospitals, and created a Rs2 billion endowment fund to cover long‑term care and welfare.
- Investigators say it is not yet proven that every positive test was acquired at the hospital and that a new standardised patient form and further probes will seek to establish the source and full scope of transmissions.