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Unlicensed doctor with dirty syringe infects dozens with HIV in India
The unlicensed doctor, Rajendra Yadav, used a dirty syringe to infect nearly 40 people with the virus that can lead to AIDS. PHOTO: AFP
Published
8 hours ago
NEW DELHI (WASHINGTON POST) - The bicycling doctor made an offer his patients couldn't turn down: medical cures for 10 Indian rupees, or just about 20 cents.
Now dozens of patients in northern India are bearing what could be lifelong costs of HIV infection after the medically unqualified man reused an infected needle, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 6), a grim consequence of quacks and unlicensed practitioners filling in the gaps of a healthcare system struggling to meet the needs of 1.3 billion people.
Rajendra Yadav used a dirty syringe to infect nearly 40 people with the virus that can lead to AIDS, said Dr S.P. Chowdhary, the chief medical officer for the city of Unnao, where the patients were infected. Authorities expect to find more victims.
Unlicensed doctor with dirty syringe infects dozens with HIV in India
The unlicensed doctor, Rajendra Yadav, used a dirty syringe to infect nearly 40 people with the virus that can lead to AIDS. PHOTO: AFP
Published
8 hours ago
NEW DELHI (WASHINGTON POST) - The bicycling doctor made an offer his patients couldn't turn down: medical cures for 10 Indian rupees, or just about 20 cents.
Now dozens of patients in northern India are bearing what could be lifelong costs of HIV infection after the medically unqualified man reused an infected needle, officials said on Tuesday (Feb 6), a grim consequence of quacks and unlicensed practitioners filling in the gaps of a healthcare system struggling to meet the needs of 1.3 billion people.
Rajendra Yadav used a dirty syringe to infect nearly 40 people with the virus that can lead to AIDS, said Dr S.P. Chowdhary, the chief medical officer for the city of Unnao, where the patients were infected. Authorities expect to find more victims.
