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Sunday, 23 August 2026
A hard-hitting BBC episode moved from an undercover investigation into a child HIV outbreak linked to hospital injections in Pakistan to a wide-ranging WTO interview on trade turmoil and protectionism.
- 21:24
Investigators documented 331 children from Thonsa who tested HIV-positive between November 2024 and October 2025; fewer than one in 20 had an HIV-positive parent, pointing away from household transmission.
- 21:22
Undercover filming at THQ Hospital found reused syringes, double-dipping into multi-use paracetamol vials, and injections through cannulas, with experts saying the practices made HIV spread highly likely.
- 21:26
Hospital management denied the footage reflected current practice, claimed auto-lock syringes were in use, and said the clips were old or staged, despite evidence of reusable 10cc syringes and poor infection control.
- 21:39
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said global trade is facing its biggest disruption in 80 years, but the basic rules still hold and members must reform the system rather than abandon it.