Over 2k got HIV due to unsafe blood transfusion
At least 2,234 people in the country were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), between October 2014 and March 2016, because of unsafe blood transfusion processes in hospitals, said National AIDS Control Organisation in an RTI reply. Around 361 cases (16%) are from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Gujarat with 292 cases (13%) and Maharashtra with 276 cases (12%), it added.  