Health Disaster
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595 children in Pakistan have been infected with HIV because of syringes being reused
This is believed to be the world’s first HIV outbreak where the majority of those affected are kids.
Saleem Shaikh
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Blood for Rs 4,000 a unit: Inside India’s blood black market
Lack of government blood banks and thriving illegal blood trade is spreading HIV and hepatitis C among those getting transfusions.
Nikhil Babu, IndiaSpend.com
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14,474 cases of HIV through blood transfusion, but the government denies crisis
A Right To Information investigation into a medical emergency that is putting millions at risk.
Nikhil Babu, IndiaSpend.com
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