Monday, September 17, 2007

Peru: 7 Children Infected with HIV - Mother Demands Indemnification

Peru's La Republica newspaper reported this morning that out of the seven children that were infected with HIV in 2004 at a public hospital in Lima (Maternidad de Lima), 4 have already died due to the illness.

In addition, La Republica reported that the children's deaths had been in vain because Peru's government has not done anything to change or improve the situation since then.

It was also reported that the victims' families have not received any type of indemnification. read more

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