The pregnant woman who was recently given an HIV positive blood transfusion in Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has given birth by caesarean section to a baby girl.
An official of IGMH said that the woman gave birth earlier this week, and that the baby was in good health. He said that the baby needs to be tested for HIV, and according to the WHO guideline on the matter, this can only be done 14 days after the birth of the baby.
IGMH and Ministry of Health has apologised to the public following the transfusion of HIV positive blood to the pregnant woman.
Minister of Health Dr Maryam Shakeela has assured that measures will be taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
Police have arrested an Indian national for negligence following the blood transfusion incident.
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