In Chaibasa, 7 year old innocent child was given HIV positive blood transfusion, created panic:

News India Live, Digital Desk: A heart-wrenching incident has come to light from Chaibasa, Jharkhand, raising serious questions on the health system and putting humanity to shame. A 7-year-old child suffering from thalassemia was allegedly given HIV positive blood transfusion in Sadar Hospital. After this incident came to light, a mountain of sorrow fell on the victim’s family and there was panic in the entire area.

What is the whole matter?

According to the information, this child suffering from thalassemia needs regular blood transfusion in Sadar Hospital of Chaibasa. Recently, when the child was given blood transfusion, his health started deteriorating. When the test was done in a private lab, the report that came out devastated the family. In the report the child was found HIV positive.

The family’s direct allegation is that there was infection in the blood received from the blood bank of Sadar Hospital and due to the gross negligence of the hospital, their child’s life has been ruined.

Panic created in health department, investigation ordered

There has been panic in the health department after the matter came to light.

• Looking for a donor: Now the search is on for the person who donated this infected blood, so that the source of the infection can be found.
• Questions on hospital administration: This incident has raised serious questions on the entire functioning of the blood bank of Sadar Hospital. It is a matter of investigation whether all the necessary tests (such as HIV, hepatitis B and C) were done before blood transfusion or not.

Crying condition of the family, pleading for justice

The family members of the victim child are in bad condition, crying. Accusing the hospital administration of negligence, he has demanded justice and better treatment of the child. He says that this one mistake has put his child’s entire future in darkness. This incident has not only put the life of that child in danger, but has also shown what huge flaws there are in our health system, where in the name of treatment, a sick child is given a bigger disease.

Now everyone’s eyes are on the report of the inquiry committee as to who is responsible for this criminal negligence and what action is taken against them.