Baby of the HIV blood transfusion victim is healthy after she gave birth this week, Minister of Health and Gender Dr Mariyam Shakeela said today.
This was revealed during the question and answer session at a press conference with World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh held in Traders Hotel today.
“Baby is well, God willing. The child is being constantly monitored," Dr Shakeela said, However, she did not say whether the baby has been tested for HIV.
“The mother, after the transfusion, will have [the HIV virus]. The mother is also well, especially given the circumstances that she has had to endure. We are also in contact with the mother,†Health Minister told the press today.
HIV positive blood was transfused to a pregnant woman in Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) on 3 February. Following the incidents announcement this week, the government has been facing pressure from the public and the opposition to improve the health care system.
The hospital has accused the laboratory technician, Rajesh Baskaran from Kerala, India, of negligence. IGMH Deputy CEO said that Baskaran had wrongly indicated in the blood transfusion report that the donor’s blood was HIV negative.
Police arrested the lab technician on Friday. Criminal Court has since extended the suspect’s detention by seven days.
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