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HIV/AIDS in Iran can be traced to an initial outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) first recognized in 1988 in a 6 years old Haemophilic child who received Contaminated haemophilia blood products which have been received from france. In Iran, as of 2001, the former head of Iran's blood transfusion centre went on trial (a Dr. Farhadi along with two other doctors) facing several charges including negligence for importing HIV-tainted supplies from France after patients contracted HIV. The case followed complaints by families of some 170 people, many of them children, who had hemophilia or the blood disease thalassaemia.[1]
Approximately 300 Iranians were infected with the tainted blood, according to Iran's Ministry of Health. Iran is the only country that has not received compensation from France, according to Fars News.[2] Laurent Fabius visit to Iran after the Iran nuclear deal (his first visit after the infected blood scandal) raised controversy and anger among some Iranians and in social media.[3]
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BBC2001was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fabius visit stirs bad blood in Iran". 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Fabius arrives in Tehran amid public anger". 29 July 2015.