State to cover all expenses of HIV infected woman’s children: Health Minister
05 Mar 2014, 6:55 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
Minister of Health and Family Dr Mariyam Shakeela has said the state will cover all expenses of all children of the woman infected with HIV due to the negligence of state hospital IGMH up until the completion of their studies.
However, details of how many children the woman has or to what standard the government will sponsor their studies and livelihood were not provided.
Shakeela further stated that the unborn child of the pregnant woman is of “good health” and that the baby is “showing a good response” to medication.
“God willing the baby’s progress is good, and is under continued supervision,” she told media after a press conference held together with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.
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