Current location:sport >>
Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
sport77847People have gathered around
IntroductionLONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country’s public health service knowingly exposed tens of ...
LONDON (AP) — British authorities and the country’s public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found Monday.
An estimated 3,000 people in the United Kingdom are believed to have died and many others were left with lifelong illnesses after receiving blood or blood products tainted with HIV or hepatitis in the 1970s to the early 1990s.
The scandal is widely seen as the deadliest disaster in the history of Britain’s state-run National Health Service since its inception in 1948.
Former judge Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry, slammed successive governments and medical professionals for “a catalogue of failures” and refusal to admit responsibility to save face and expense. He found that deliberate attempts were made to conceal the scandal, and there was evidence of government officials destroying documents.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Station news portal”。http://kenya.downmusic.org/content-69c499518.html
Related articles
Tom Brady and Jay
sportA small group of NFL rookies from the 2024 class, including Caleb Williams and Drake Maye, sat down ...
【sport】
Read moreU.S. experiencing 'full
sportThe United States is experiencing a "full-blown outbreak of Sinophobia", a China expert said in an a ...
【sport】
Read moreCalls for implementing Gaza resolution grow
sportThe international community is demanding effective enforcement of Monday's United Nations Security C ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
Latest articles
LINKS
- Superbugs will make Covid look 'minor', ex
- Kylian Mbappé‘s relationship with PSG ending on a sour note after starting amid fanfare
- British prime minister warns of 'axis of authoritarian states' in pre
- Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
- Wedding guest slammed for wearing a 'garbage bag' dress to the ceremony
- China and Cambodia to begin annual military exercise to strengthen cooperation, fight terrorism
- Dutch artist Joost Klein expelled from Eurovision, likely to face charges, Swedish police say
- Amazon's self
- British boxer dies after being knocked down in pro debut
- China and US envoys will hold the first top