Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Jharkhand Family Tests HIV-Positive After Blood Transfusion
A family in Jharkhand, India, is very sad because three of them got a serious sickness called HIV.
They think it happened because the mom got special blood when she had her baby at the hospital.
The hospital's blood bank has had problems before, as other kids also got sick from blood there.
The government is looking into what happened and will help the family.
A Jharkhand family of three tested HIV-positive after a blood transfusion during a C-section in January 2023.
The blood was sourced from Chaibasa Sadar Hospital’s blood bank, the sole provider in the district.
Authorities are investigating the case, with the Health Secretary promising treatment and financial aid.
The hospital's blood bank was previously linked to HIV infections in five thalassemic children in October 2023.
The family believes the infection originated from the blood transfusion during the C-section.
- Who
- A woman, her husband, and their elder child in Jharkhand
- What
- Tested HIV-positive allegedly due to a blood transfusion
- When
- January 2023
- Where
- Chaibasa Sadar Hospital, Jharkhand, India
- Why
- Blood transfusion during a C-section delivery
- Location
- Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India
- Date of Incident
- January 2023
- Hospital Involved
- Chaibasa Sadar Hospital
- Number of Affected Family Members
- 3 (woman, husband, elder child)
- Source of Infection
- Blood transfusion during C-section
- Previous Incident
- Five children infected with HIV in October 2023