The Economic Times

Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS, found negative after retest at another hospital; Consumer commission orders AIIMS Risihikesh to pay Rs 60,000

Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS Rishikesh was found to be HIV negative when retested at another hospital. A consumer commission has upheld a ruling of medical negligence against AIIMS Rishikesh, ordering it to pay Rs 60,000 in compensation after finding the institution could not justify repeated HIV positive entries in its own discharge records.