Four children contract HIV after blood transfusions at MP hospital; doctor, lab staff suspended
Newsday Network,Four children undergoing treatment for thalassaemia at a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district have been found HIV positive after blood transfusions, prompting a major health probe.
The infections were detected on December 16 and are suspected to have occurred between January and May this year due to contaminated blood. Following preliminary findings, the state government suspended the blood bank in-charge doctor and two lab technicians, and issued a show-cause notice to a senior official.
