Information about blood donors infected with hepatitis C came to light when Belevics was health minister

  • 2017-01-05
  • BNS/TBT Staff
RIGA - Information that some blood donors at the State Blood Donor Center could be infected with hepatitis C came to light when Guntis Belevics was the health minister, and Belevics informed the prime minister, the president and the finance minister about the gravity of the problem, newspaper Neatkariga Rita Avize writes today. The news that some people who had been donating blood for years could be infected with hepatitis C caused much confusion, Belevics told the newspaper. He informed top state officials about it, and an agreement was reached that the Health Ministry w...
 
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