26.06.2007, 16:37 2547

Sentence pronouncement on HIV mass infection case began

Shymkent. June 26. Kazakhstan Today - Sentence pronouncement on HIV mass infection of South Kazakhstan children began today in Shymkent, the agency reports.

As it was informed earlier, the judicial session on the case of mass HIV infection of children has been taking place since January 19 in Shymkent. The charges were brought against 21 people. Among accused - the Director of the Regional Department of Public Health Services Nursulu Tasmagambetova and her two assistants, the head of the Committee of quality assurance of medical services Ryskulbek Baykharashev and his assistant, the head physicians of the regional nursery and two city children hospitals and their assistants, heads of the departments of these hospitals.

The medical workers are accused according to four clauses - negligence, reception of bribe, swindle, embezzlement. The majority of physicians, including ex-chairman of the department of public health services Nursulu Tasmagambetova and her assistants are accused of negligence.

As of today, there are 118 HIV positive children (nine died, one has been adopted and left abroad) and 14 HIV positive mothers in the South Kazakhstan.

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