RANCHI: Taking serious note of the alleged negligence by health officials after five children contracted HIV from transfused infected blood at Sadar Hospital in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered the suspension of the Civil Surgeon and other officials found responsible for the lapse.

The Chief Minister also announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to each of the affected families, along with free treatment for the children suffering from the infection.

“Following reports of HIV-infected blood being transfused to children suffering from Thalassemia in Chaibasa, instructions have been given to suspend the West Singhbhum Civil Surgeon and other concerned officials,” Hemant Soren said in a post on X.

The alleged medical negligence came to light w

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