US EditionBlood Transfusion Scandal: NHRC Steps In to Investigate HIV Positive Cases
Preliminary inquiry found major lapses in HIV testing and record-keeping at blood centres, with six thalassemia children infected after transfusions, officials said.
- Months ago, six children, ages 3 to 15, living with thalassemia in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh tested HIV-positive after blood transfusions from multiple donors at public hospitals and private clinics.
- A state inquiry found major lapses at the Satna blood centre, including failures to maintain donor records, log testing kit batch details, and conduct mandatory HIV and other tests before transfusions.
- A show-cause notice names Dr Manoj Shukla, former Civil Surgeon, Satna District Hospital; Dr Devendra Patel, pathology specialist , was suspended Thursday, and lab technicians Nandlal Pandey and Rambhai Tripathi were named for testing failures.
- All affected children are on antiretroviral treatment and stable, while the probe team is analysing nearly 200 blood donors and private nursing homes as a National AIDS Control Organisation team arrives on Friday night.
- The incident is increasing pressure on lawmakers to pass the National Blood Transfusion Bill 2025, recalling past clusters like the 2011 Gujarat incident with nearly two dozen cases and highlighting affected families facing stigma and eviction, with one father blaming `pathetic medical facilities`.
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Six kids test HIV positive in MP hospitals
Satna: A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions at different hospitals. All these cases were reported between January and May this year, and all the affected children – aged between 12 and 15 – are being treated under HIV protoc…
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Rights Body Takes Note As 5 Children Get HIV-Infected Blood In Madhya Pradesh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the shocking case in which five children tested HIV positive after allegedly being administered infected blood during transfusions at government health facilities in Madhya Pradesh.
Children test HIV positive from donated blood; rights body issues nationwide notice
The Madhya Pradesh government suspended a blood bank in-charge and two lab technicians in connection with the six children testing HIV positive at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Government Hospital in Satna district, a senior official said.
Blood Transfusion Scandal: NHRC Steps In to Investigate HIV Positive Cases
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to all states and Union territories after six children tested HIV positive following blood transfusions in Madhya Pradesh. The NHRC seeks detailed reports and actions taken from the states, with the Madhya Pradesh government already suspending officials linked to the incident.
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