Monthly Archives: December 2010

Q. I have been hearing of blood transmission. How can I know that the blood they are giving me is negative? By Joyce D

Efforts are being made to ensure that all blood used for transfusion is screened for HIV infection, In the major hospitals all blood is screened for HIV infection. However there are few instances where blood used in transfusion may have been donated by some one in the window period. For this there could be a danger of infection. The chances of this are very low.

…response by Munyaneza Gregory