§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many haemophilia patients have been infected with HIV and hepatitis C by contaminated blood and blood products; and, of these, how many have since died in each case. [HL4709]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)The number of haemophilia patients infected with HIV from National Health Service blood products registered with the Macfarlane Trust and who have died are shown in the table.
Registrants1 Number who have died2 1,243 857 1 Most co-infected with hepatitis C. 2 The Macfarlane Trust does not collect information on the cause of death. Figures as at 2 November 2004. It is estimated that in England, around 4,000 haemophiliacs were infected with hepatitis C through blood and blood products. The latest figures from the UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors Organisation indicate that a total of at least 212 people with haemophilia have died as a direct result of the effects of hepatitis C.