Give Rs 25 lakh compensation,House, Permanent Job to woman who got with HIV after blood transfusion : HC
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Madurai, The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to disburse a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, a house and a permanent job to a woman, who contracted HIV after transfusion of contaminated blood obtained from the Government Hospital Blood Bank at Sattur in Virudhunagar district last year.
A division bench comprising Justices N.Kirubakaran and S.S.Sundar passed the order while hearing a batch of petitions seeking proper relief to the affected woman and to ensure safe blood transfusions in all the Government and Private Hospitals across the State.The Judges also directed the State to provide free medical treatment and medicines to the woman.
The Court ordered the Tamil Nadu government to constitute an expert committee for evolving a foolproof mechanism to collect, test and preserve blood units to prevent recurrence of transfusion of contaminated blood in private and government hospitals in future.
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The State government must ensure proper monitoring of blood banks, antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres, clinics and testing centres, besides ensuring that these centres maintain proper records and have availability of equipment, kits and other consumables, the Judges said.
A division bench comprising Justices N.Kirubakaran and S.S.Sundar passed the order while hearing a batch of petitions seeking proper relief to the affected woman and to ensure safe blood transfusions in all the Government and Private Hospitals across the State.The Judges also directed the State to provide free medical treatment and medicines to the woman.
The Court ordered the Tamil Nadu government to constitute an expert committee for evolving a foolproof mechanism to collect, test and preserve blood units to prevent recurrence of transfusion of contaminated blood in private and government hospitals in future.
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The State government must ensure proper monitoring of blood banks, antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres, clinics and testing centres, besides ensuring that these centres maintain proper records and have availability of equipment, kits and other consumables, the Judges said.
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