Data of Pakistan’s $3.2m HIV survey under fire for ‘fabrication’
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ISLAMABAD: HIV has spread a major dispute over the reputation and authenticity of the 6th era of integrated biological and behavior (IBBS), in which global health agencies, the Ministry of National Health Services, and civil society groups have accused serious data of the country, which is the most important of the country.
The practice of 2 3.2 million, led by a consortium, including the Public Sector University, Progressive Development Initiative (PDI), and the WHO Center for HIV Surveillance (HIV Hub Iran), has been critical of critical diagnostic results.
The purpose of IBBS Round 6 is to evaluate the spread of HIV among the key population (KPS), including drug injections (PWID), sex with men (MSM), transgender individuals (TGS), female sex workers (FSWS), and 31 districts.
However, this news reviews several emails, presentations and official correspondence, which shows that there are key international and national stakeholders, including UNIDS, MSM community and Khawaja Sara Society, which have expressed their expulsion of the survey, and the results of the surveys, as a result of the report. Is
At the center of the conflict, the survey teams fail to recover thousands of people, whose rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) kits show the lines of unconscious reaction. Who is this an indicator recognized by the DHO and test manufacturers as HIV positive?
According to the internal review documents, of the first review of the first review, more than 723 show the unconscious reaction lines – just initially identified only from 82.
“Cross -referenceing with gradual intensity templates has helped me better detect unconscious lines, and now I understand the visual indicators better,” said Norah Hoddi, a reviewer in April 2025.
Still, despite repeated instructions, in the minutes of meeting June 2024, it is advisable that all unconscious line cases are considered a reaction and, under the verification test, the IBBS implementation has failed to follow the protocol. With this mistake, the fear of stakeholders is that, to meet the default targets or to avoid negative advertising can be equivalent to deliberately reducing Pakistan’s HIV burden.
According to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Dr. Shabana Saleem, Director General of the Ministry of National Health Services, urged colleagues to refer to the growing concerns, citing the growing concerns, reviewing the data 6 before finalizing.
The Common Management Unit for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (CMU) also recommended a “free, transparent third party review” to restore reputation.
Initial IBBS results have reported an increase in the spread of HIV in TG (10 %), MSM (7 %), and FSWS (3.8 %), while PWID has shown a decline of 27 %. But now these numbers are being challenged by internal data, which shows thousands of issues that have yielded the results of the unconscious reaction that has never been again contested.
Community groups have also condemned the results. In response to harsh words, Mohammed Ali (Hassan Amjad), director of Khwaja Sara Society’s programs, highlighted the use of condoms and the contradictions in the TG communities, especially in Lahore, said:
“These figures contradict ground facts and past IBBS data. Our CBOS data shows too much coverage of intervention.”
Further criticism has been equalized on the definition of MSM used in the survey, which in the past 30 days limiting people who report risk behavior – significantly reducing population estimates.
Who recommended the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) using a broader definition based on the 12 -month -long reminiscent period, which will provide more and more realistic estimates.
According to UN AIDS reaction of May 22, 2025, the organization recognized the importance of IBBS for HIV programming, but refrained from verifying the current draft due to numerous solutions.
The scandal statistics are far more implications than the scandal figures. Experts have warned that reducing HIV cases could result in international funds, inadequate supply of services, and dangerous public health policies.
A senior CMU official, requesting anonymity, told the news: “The most dangerous thing is that the key evidence was excluded, despite the WHO’s guidelines and internal flags, whether it was deliberately or incompetent,” said a senior CMU official, saying.
The Iranian, allegedly compatible with the Center (HIVHUB), harmonized during the key stages of cooperating, and leading national institutions such as the University of Health Sciences (UHS) and the Institute of Management Sciences (IMS) Peshawar were not taken on the board.
E -mail evidence suggests that PDI’s Simon Nazariah has allegedly played a central role in harmonizing, approval and ignoring the key elements of the controversial exercise.
Officials said the Ministry of National Health Services is now considering reducing the third party’s independent audit to verify the data of IBBS Round 6 and ensures that the survey is included in the future, scientifically stable and transparent.
