Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming

Undercover footage reveals staff reusing syringes and working without gloves at a hospital already linked to a major child HIV outbreak. | Contesto: cronaca

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Shocking undercover footage has emerged from a hospital at the centre of a major child HIV outbreak, showing medical staff repeatedly reusing syringes and administering injections without wearing protective gloves. The video evidence, which captures clear breaches of the most fundamental infection control protocols, was presented to the hospital's director, who has publicly refused to acknowledge the footage as genuine. The revelations come as the same medical facility is under intense scrutiny for its alleged role in a separate, ongoing outbreak of HIV among paediatric patients. The covertly recorded video provides a damning visual account of practices that violate global medical standards. In multiple sequences, healthcare workers are seen using the same syringe on different patients, a procedure that carries an extreme risk of transmitting bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and hepatitis. Simultaneously, staff members handle needles and perform injections bare-handed, disregarding basic protective measures designed to safeguard both patients and medical personnel. These actions directly contradict the hospital's own stated policies on sterility and safety. This evidence strikes at the heart of a pre-existing and devastating public health crisis linked to the institution. The hospital is already the focal point of a widespread investigation into an outbreak of HIV that has affected numerous children receiving treatment there. Health authorities have been attempting to trace the source of the paediatric infections, with previous suspicions pointing to contaminated blood supplies or improperly sterilised equipment. The new footage introduces a far more direct and alarming potential transmission route: the deliberate reuse of injection equipment from one patient to another. In response to the release of the footage, the hospital's director has taken a stance of blanket denial, dismissing the video as fabricated and refusing to engage with its contents. This rejection has sparked outrage from patient advocacy groups and public health experts, who argue that the immediate priority must be an independent forensic analysis of the video and a transparent internal...

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