IGMH lab technician responsible for HIV blood transfusion in custody
01 Mar 2014, 6:00 PM
An expatriate lab technician at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) responsible for the transfusion of HIV positive blood to a pregnant Maldivian patient has been taken into police custody on Thursday night (February 27).
IGMH Deputy CEO Dr Mohamed Habeeb told MPs on the government oversight committee yesterday that the Indian national had admitted his culpability in the incident.
Local media has since revealed his identity and reported that the Criminal Court has extended pretrial detention to seven days.
Habeeb was summoned to the oversight committee along with Health Minister Dr Mariyam Shakeela and senior officials at the ministry.
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