At least six children have been found HIV positive in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions at the district hospital during treatment for thalassaemia, officials said on Tuesday (December 16, 2025).
According to officials, the children include five boys aged under 11 and a nine-year-old girl who have been undergoing blood transfusions at the hospital. While the children were found positive between January and May 2025, the matter has come to light now, prompting the State authorities to order inquiries.
Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, who holds the Health portfolio, said that he has sought a report on the matter.
“We will only be able to reveal anything once the report comes. It is also being investigated whether the blood transfusion took place in other hospitals also or only in the government hospital,” Mr. Shukla said, speaking to reporters.
Satna Collector Satish Kumar S. said that an internal investigation at the hospital level has been launched into the matter.
