The matter first came to light when the family of a thalassemia-affected child alleged that HIV-infected blood was transfused to him at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital blood bank.

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Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Health, Jharkhand, Ajoy Kumar Singh, said that while all medical protocols were followed, the infections could have occurred due to the "window period" ...

The matter first came to the light on Friday after a seven-year-old child suffering from thalassemia was transfused with HIV-infected blood at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital blood bank. Later on Saturday ...

A medical probe has been launched in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa after multiple thalassaemia children tested HIV-positive, allegedly ...

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A seven-year-old thalassemia patient in Jharkhand has tested HIV-positive, leading to an investigation into allegations of ...

In Jharkhand's Chaibasa, blood transfusions tainted with HIV at a government hospital resulted in a positive HIV test for five thalassemia affected children. The occurrence has led to a government ...

A 10-year-old thalassemia patient in Koderma tested positive for HIV following blood transfusions at a government hospital, ...

Recently, six children with thalassemia contracted HIV after blood transfusions at a government run hospital in Jharkhand.