Junagadh HIV issue: govt finally takes some action

Junagadh/Ahmedabad, 8 October, 2011

On order of Gujarat government’s health department, three laboratory technicians and two assistant laboratory technicians are transferred from Junagadhs’ civil hospital. This decision has taken after 23 thalassemia patient children were turned HIV positive after blood transfusion here.

According to Civil hospital superintendent, three laboratory technicians and two assistant laboratory technicians are transferred.

In Ahmedabad on sideline of a conference on hospitals, Gujarat health minister Shri Jaynarayan Vyas told media persons that no one responsible in HIV case will be spared. Vyas said this is very serious matter and government has complete sympathy for victim children. He said central government’s NECO team will be visiting the hospital and state government is committed to accept whatever is the finding of NECO team.