In yet another botched blood transfusion case,
six Thalassemia-affected children were taken seriously ill after being
transfused with blood at District Headquarters Hospital in Nayagarh district.
Similar incidents have been reported from Burla hospital and Balasore District Headquarters Hospital. Two
patients at Burla had been given HIV positive and Hepatitis B positive blood, and
a three year girl child had been given Hepatitis C blood.
In the past 2 years, over 2,200 patients in India
have contracted HIV because of blood transfusions. India has been a mecca of “medical
cruises” as American and other patients without adequate medical coverage found
they could both vacation in India and have a hip replaced for less than the
cost of their insurance deductible at home. [Read more here…]
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