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flag India’s Supreme Court to decide in March whether all blood banks must use NAT testing to prevent HIV, hepatitis B and C transmission via transfusions.

flag India’s Supreme Court will examine in March whether all blood banks must adopt mandatory Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) to detect HIV, hepatitis B and C, and other transfusion-transmissible infections. flag The court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, is reviewing a Public Interest Litigation urging nationwide NAT implementation, citing preventable infections in children and the need to uphold the right to safe blood. flag The petitioners argue NAT, which detects viral genetic material earlier than current methods, is essential to protect vulnerable patients like Thalassemia sufferers, especially after multiple cases of HIV and hepatitis transmission via blood transfusions in government hospitals in 2023 and 2025. flag The court has asked for detailed data on NAT costs and accessibility in government facilities, raising concerns about financial feasibility and scalability across India’s healthcare system.

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