Re: The blood bank scandal in Mumbai.

May 2, 2005

Dear FORUM,

Dear Dr. Gilada, I just read your post on the AIDS-India e FORUM.

My heart just breaks that these practices are still continuing across the globe.

It's all about the money. Blood is big business and too often, greed overules

care about outcomes. I have been in THIS fight for two decades, with a dead son,

dead brother and more friends than I could list lost to HIV infected blood and

blood products.

It is not only the collection agencies at fault, but the donor population as

well: those who believe that HIV isn't about them and go donate. It is a

shameful situation.

For many, a start would be a better understanding of the " business of blood " .

The is an excellent book I would like to recommend: " Blood: An Epic History of

Commerce and Medicine " by Dougals Starr. It is VERY insightful about the

business and practices of the multi-national blood collection/fractionation

industry.

Awareness is a begining to start to fix the problems and your letter will help

start that process.

Thank you for sharing this across the many miles.

Warmest regards,

Angie Hendrickson, Wisconsin, USA

E-mail:<angie1@...>

May 5, 2005

Dear FORUM,

I have read about blood scandle by my friend from mumbai.

but i diagree as situation has improved a lot and people are also conscious

about safe blood, we are passing through transistional period and we in gujarat

almost on a launchig stage to provide safe blood to bock/tehsil/taluka

level.even medicos also educated what is ideal blood bank and call a spde a

spade.save nation through safe blood!

Niloo Vaishnav

E-mail: <shaillyv@...>

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