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Systemic Lapses In Blood Bank Regulations Lead To HIV Infections Among Thalassaemic Children In India
The recent spread of the AIDS causing virus to thalassaemic children due to blood transfusion lapses needs reforms and regulations.
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Jodhpur: Thalassaemic children contarct HIV after blood transfusion
It is a shocking example of government apathy in Rajasthan. Children suffering from Thalassaemia in Jodhpur paid for the negligence of the authorities.54 children, who underwent blood transfusion, over the years, at the Jodhpur government hospital, ended up contracting Hepatitis C and HIV. Nobody in the govt is accepting the responsibility for this...
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Red Cross blood bank agitation called off
The 14 day old strike by the staff of the Red Cross blood bank has been called off by mutual consent between the Indian Red Cross Society and the employees of the blood bank. The employees have been promised that a decision concerning their demands would be taken in two months time. The news will come as a welcome respite for thalassaemic patients...
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Red Cross strike hits thalassaemics hard
The employees of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Delhi that have gone on an indefinite strike since May 8, 2001 has affected the thalassaemia patients in Delhi severely. The strike was initiated by the Society staff in agitation against differences in wages between them and the government hospital employees since May 7. The Red Cross Blood Bank in Del...
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Tax free medication for Thalassaemia patients
No sales tax would be levied on medication for thalassaemia and the equipment used for its treatment, said the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, at the third National Thalassaemia Conference held in New Delhi. The conference was organised by the Delhi government in association with the National Thalassaemia Welfare Society and the All India Instit...
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Systemic Lapses In Blood Bank Regulations Lead To HIV Infections Among Thalassaemic Children In India
The recent spread of the AIDS causing virus to thalassaemic children due to blood transfusion lapses needs reforms and regulations.
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Jodhpur: Thalassaemic children contarct HIV after blood transfusion
It is a shocking example of government apathy in Rajasthan. Children suffering from Thalassaemia in Jodhpur paid for the negligence of the authorities.54 children, who underwent blood transfusion, over the years, at the Jodhpur government hospital, ended up contracting Hepatitis C and HIV. Nobody in the govt is accepting the responsibility for this...
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Red Cross blood bank agitation called off
The 14 day old strike by the staff of the Red Cross blood bank has been called off by mutual consent between the Indian Red Cross Society and the employees of the blood bank. The employees have been promised that a decision concerning their demands would be taken in two months time. The news will come as a welcome respite for thalassaemic patients...
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Red Cross strike hits thalassaemics hard
The employees of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Delhi that have gone on an indefinite strike since May 8, 2001 has affected the thalassaemia patients in Delhi severely. The strike was initiated by the Society staff in agitation against differences in wages between them and the government hospital employees since May 7. The Red Cross Blood Bank in Del...
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Tax free medication for Thalassaemia patients
No sales tax would be levied on medication for thalassaemia and the equipment used for its treatment, said the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, at the third National Thalassaemia Conference held in New Delhi. The conference was organised by the Delhi government in association with the National Thalassaemia Welfare Society and the All India Instit...
