The General Comptroller of the State of Rio de Janeiro initiated an extraordinary audit with the purpose of identifying and punishing those responsible for the errors that culminated in the HIV infection of six transplant patients in the state. The investigation will analyze all contracts between the Health Foundation and the PCS Saleme laboratory. The audit is expected to be completed in 45 days.
The governor Claudio Castro reinforced, this Tuesday 15th, the commitment to identify and punish those responsible for HIV infection in transplant patients. “We have been working since the day we learned about this unacceptable error to correct it, serve the victims and ensure this never happens again. We have already realized that the error occurred between December 2023 and September this year, and all exams are being redone”, said the governor, highlighting that public or private agents involved will be punished.
The governor clarified that, since the notification of the first case, the laboratory had its service suspended by the state’s Health Surveillance and was closed as a precautionary measure, and an inquiry was opened by the Department of Health. “The tests were now carried out by Hemorio, which is retesting all donor blood samples stored during the period in which the laboratory provided services to the State”, he assessed.
