MP Doctors' Negligence: 4 Children HIV Positive After Contaminated Blood Transfusion

• Four Thalassemia-affected children in Satna, MP, tested HIV positive after receiving blood transfusions at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Government Hospital.
• Contaminated blood is suspected to have been transfused between January and May, leading to the HIV infection.
• Dr. Devendra Patel, blood bank in-charge, and two lab technicians were suspended; former Civil Surgeon Dr. Manoj Shukla received a show-cause notice.
• State and central health departments are investigating the incident, focusing on blood bank procedures and NACO guidelines.
• The infected children have immediately begun Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment.

Why It Matters: Gross medical negligence led to 4 children contracting HIV from contaminated blood in an MP hospital.