It turns out that the country is still out of contact with about 9,700 people who may have been given blood products containing the hepatitis C virus.
As the deadline for claiming benefits is approaching one and a half years, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for those who have an idea to undergo an inspection.
In the case of the problem that hepatitis C virus infection spread due to the administration of blood products during childbirth and surgery, if a patient or bereaved family filed a lawsuit, the government would settle the matter based on the law, and a maximum of 40 million yen would be paid per person. I am paying money.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare investigated medical records at hospitals and told that about 1,500 people may have been given blood products containing the virus in the past year, but as of the 21st of this month, it was 9,696 people. It means that we have not been contacted.
The deadline for claiming benefits is January 16, 2023, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for people who have had a large amount of bleeding to undergo surgery before 1994 to be examined. ..
Infection with hepatitis C virus can progress to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, and lawyer Akimitsu Takai of the defense team met in Tokyo and said, "Some people give up treatment because they cannot afford the high cost of treatment. I want the country to proceed with the investigation so that it can receive relief. "