Bungled Blood Transfusions Infect 2,234 With HIV Virus In India

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Nothing can be more scarier than to be on the receiving end of a bungled blood transfusion procedure.

This report published in The Hindu, states that since the past 17 months almost 2,234 people across the country have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the blood transfusions.

The cited data released by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) further reveals that Uttar Pradesh has 361 such botched up blood transfusion cases, the highest, with Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi trailing behind with 292, 276 and 264 cases respectively.