HIV History - Contaminated Blood Scandal Part 2
Mar 17, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 22
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Episode description
In the 1970's and 1980's 4,689 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through the use of contaminated clotting factors that were supplied by the NHS. In part 2 Sarah explains what happened next and if there are any answers to how and why this happened and if anyone has been held accountable.
Sources
The contaminated blood scandal | The Haemophilia Society
What is the contaminated blood inquiry? - BBC News
Contaminated Blood Scandal — Factor 8 - Independent Haemophilia Group (factor8scandal.uk)
Homepage | Infected Blood Inquiry
England Infected Blood Support Scheme | NHSBSA
Contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
‘We were all meant to be together’ | Terrence Higgins Trust (tht.org.uk)
Infected Blood Inquiry: Former Health Secretary Lord Norman Fowler refuses to apologise for 'Don't Die Of Ignorance' AIDS campaign | UK News | Sky News
Sources
The contaminated blood scandal | The Haemophilia Society
What is the contaminated blood inquiry? - BBC News
Contaminated Blood Scandal — Factor 8 - Independent Haemophilia Group (factor8scandal.uk)
Homepage | Infected Blood Inquiry
England Infected Blood Support Scheme | NHSBSA
Contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
‘We were all meant to be together’ | Terrence Higgins Trust (tht.org.uk)
Infected Blood Inquiry: Former Health Secretary Lord Norman Fowler refuses to apologise for 'Don't Die Of Ignorance' AIDS campaign | UK News | Sky News
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