Hemophiliacs sue Shanghai company over tainted blood

Three hemophiliacs from Guangdong have sued the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products for 6 million RMB, accusing the company of giving them HIV-infected factor VIII blood product. According to Ministry of Health regulations, SIBP stopped producing factor VIII in 1995, but did not stop selling the prduct for another year. The three patients had used factor VIII from 1990 to 1996 and were diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis C and a liver disease. Though SIBP compensated them with 100,000RMB each, they argued that this was not enough for the expensive treatments required. They are demanding the same compensation package as Shanghai patients. Source: Shanghai Daily