Post by Dr Salman Waheed

When healthcare becomes the source of harm, we are not just witnessing negligence—we are witnessing betrayal. The recent BBC investigation exposing the reuse of syringes in a children’s hospital is not just a story… it is a tragedy unfolding in real time. Innocent children—entrusted to our care—were instead exposed to life-altering infections like HIV due to preventable, basic failures in medical practice. As healthcare professionals, we take an oath to protect, to heal, and above all—to do no harm. But what happens when systems fail, oversight collapses, and ethics are compromised? This is not just about one hospital. This is about accountability. This is about patient safety. This is about rebuilding trust. We must ask ourselves difficult questions: - Are our infection control practices truly enforced? - Are unqualified individuals being allowed into clinical roles? - Are we prioritizing volume over safety? Because behind every statistic is a child, a family, a future—irreversibly changed. Silence is complicity. Reform is responsibility. #PatientSafety #HealthcareEthics #HIVPrevention #GlobalHealth #MedicalAccountability International AIDS Society