Ullah, R., Ur Rehman, M., Noorul Hasan, T., Qadir, M., Ul Ain, Q., Perween, S., Arshad, N., Ammad, M., Suleman Rana, M. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan. test, 4(1), 5-7. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.166863.1393
Rooh Ullah; Mati Ur Rehman; Tarique Noorul Hasan; Mehmood Qadir; Qurat Ul Ain; Shabana Perween; Narmeen Arshad; Muhammad Ammad; Muhammad Suleman Rana. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan". test, 4, 1, 2023, 5-7. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.166863.1393
Ullah, R., Ur Rehman, M., Noorul Hasan, T., Qadir, M., Ul Ain, Q., Perween, S., Arshad, N., Ammad, M., Suleman Rana, M. (2023). 'Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan', test, 4(1), pp. 5-7. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.166863.1393
Ullah, R., Ur Rehman, M., Noorul Hasan, T., Qadir, M., Ul Ain, Q., Perween, S., Arshad, N., Ammad, M., Suleman Rana, M. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan. test, 2023; 4(1): 5-7. doi: 10.21608/mid.2022.166863.1393

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Article 3, Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2023, Pages 5-7    PDF (147.37 K)
Document Type: Letter to the Editor
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2022.166863.1393
Authors
Rooh Ullah* 1; Mati Ur Rehman2; Tarique Noorul Hasan3; Mehmood Qadir4; Qurat Ul Ain5; Shabana Perween5; Narmeen Arshad5; Muhammad Ammad5; Muhammad Suleman Rana6
1Pure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Lincoln University College, Malaysia.
2Pure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ascencia Business School, College de Paris, France.
3Pure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. School of Life Science, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
4National TB Reference Laboratory, Islamabad, Pakistan
5Pure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
6Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract
Dear Editor
We read with interest the article recently published entitle ‘Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis laboratory services in Europe.” by and here we would like to explore the effect of COVID19 pandemic on TB and HIV services in Pakistan.
As corona virus spreads rapidly in the world, many gaps in the well-established health care system have been exposed. As a result, many more issues have been aroused for the already vulnerable community like patients with tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Like all the countries of the world, Pakistan is also hit hard by the pandemic with 1,572,778 confirmed cases including 30,619 deaths. However, this is not the first time that Pakistan has experienced national health emergency situations. Before this, secondary infection with tuberculosis was the prime concern for HIV/AIDS control measures in Pakistan (To be continued).
Keywords
COVID-19; TB; HIV Services
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