KARACHI, March 30: The Aga Khan University and its examination board are in no way associated with the distribution or subsequent retraction of a health survey that has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks.

This was announced in a statement issued by the AKU here on Wednesday. It pointed out that statements had been published in the print media by some quarters charging that AKU examination board or AKU issued a health questionnaire targeted at young students.

“The university categorically denies this ill-informed allegation. According to the government, the survey was part of an international initiative by the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a United Nations initiative, which works in close partnership with the WHO,” the statement added.

The survey was undertaken by Pakistan’s National AIDS Control Programme, which sought the assistance of seven non-governmental organizations to conduct it in various parts of the country.— APP