Hiv Infected Blood Transfusion

Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday.

HIV-infected blood allegedly transferred to baby in Tamil Nadu: The parents have accused Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital of negligence. The hospital has said that it is ready to face any inquiry.

A 24-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu, who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital, gave birth to a girl today at a hospital in Madurai.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday assured action against senior officials in the case where a pregnant woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a state-run hospital.

The National Commission for Women on Monday sought a report from Tamil Nadu authorities over the case of two women allegedly contracting HIV from blood transfusion.

A 19-year-old HIV-positive man, who had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu, died on Sunday.

Two days after a woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a Tamil Nadu hospital, a similar case has now come to light in Chennai. A 27-year-old woman has accused doctors at the prominent Kilpauk Medical College Hospital of criminal negligence, due to which she allegedly contracted the virus during a blood transfusion...

A teenage boy whose HIV-positive blood was passed on to a pregnant woman, in a case of shocking medical negligence that has triggered a major controversy in Tamil Nadu, reportedly tried to kill himself on Thursdayas his family struggled to deal with the fallout.

A 24-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu is HIV positive after infected blood was given to her during a blood transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, around 500 km from Chennai.The government has offered financial compensation and jobs for the woman and her husband but they want help for private treatment after the negligen...

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...

The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is "Know Your Status", which stresses on the importance of knowing one's HIV status in order to fight against the disease.

A 10-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer, who had tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, died on Wednesday.

A 9-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer has tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, the police said today.

About 150 million people worldwide live with Hepatitis C virus infection, with the disease killing nearly 3.5 lakh people each year. In India nearly 12 million are estimated to be infected by Hepatitis C. Most infections remain unknown, undiagnosed and untreated.

A government-run blood bank in Assam was on Friday accused of spreading the deadly HIV virus among recipients who got infected after a blood transfusion there. The magnitude of the allegations has led the Assam government to institute a probe.

Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday.

HIV-infected blood allegedly transferred to baby in Tamil Nadu: The parents have accused Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital of negligence. The hospital has said that it is ready to face any inquiry.

A 24-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu, who turned HIV-positive after she received infected blood during a transfusion at a government hospital, gave birth to a girl today at a hospital in Madurai.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday assured action against senior officials in the case where a pregnant woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a state-run hospital.

The National Commission for Women on Monday sought a report from Tamil Nadu authorities over the case of two women allegedly contracting HIV from blood transfusion.

A 19-year-old HIV-positive man, who had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu, died on Sunday.

Two days after a woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a Tamil Nadu hospital, a similar case has now come to light in Chennai. A 27-year-old woman has accused doctors at the prominent Kilpauk Medical College Hospital of criminal negligence, due to which she allegedly contracted the virus during a blood transfusion...

A teenage boy whose HIV-positive blood was passed on to a pregnant woman, in a case of shocking medical negligence that has triggered a major controversy in Tamil Nadu, reportedly tried to kill himself on Thursdayas his family struggled to deal with the fallout.

A 24-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu is HIV positive after infected blood was given to her during a blood transfusion at a government hospital in Virudhunagar district, around 500 km from Chennai.The government has offered financial compensation and jobs for the woman and her husband but they want help for private treatment after the negligen...

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...

The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is "Know Your Status", which stresses on the importance of knowing one's HIV status in order to fight against the disease.

A 10-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer, who had tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, died on Wednesday.

A 9-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer has tested positive for HIV allegedly after getting a transfusion of infected blood, the police said today.

About 150 million people worldwide live with Hepatitis C virus infection, with the disease killing nearly 3.5 lakh people each year. In India nearly 12 million are estimated to be infected by Hepatitis C. Most infections remain unknown, undiagnosed and untreated.

A government-run blood bank in Assam was on Friday accused of spreading the deadly HIV virus among recipients who got infected after a blood transfusion there. The magnitude of the allegations has led the Assam government to institute a probe.