SC Declines Direction on Mandatory NAT Blood Testing

Sarvesham Mangalam Foundation Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) A petition was filed before the Supreme Court by a registered NGO working for the cause of Thalassemia patients, who require regular blood transfusions due to the genetic blood disorder. The petitioner raised concerns about transfusion-transmitted infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Malaria, and Syphilis, which Thalassemia patients, particularly children, may contract while receiving blood transfusions. According to the petitioner, such infections are often caused by inadequate screening methods u...