Britain .. Huge compensation for victims of the “tainted blood scandal”

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The victims will receive a first payment of 100,000 pounds, according to recommendations issued at the end of July by the head of the public investigation committee in this long case.

Former judge Brian Langstaff said: "The moral obligation to compensate is beyond doubt" He called on the government to pay immediate compensation without waiting for the investigations to be completed.

The government announced Wednesday that tax-free payments will be made by the end of October to patients or partners the dead.

Thousands of hemophiliacs became infected with hepatitis C and AIDS after blood transfusions in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Blood transfusions brought from United State In National Health Service (NHS) facilities.

About 2,400 patients died from these diseases, according to estimates.

In 2017, the British government decided to open a public investigation to uncover the circumstances of this tragedy. An earlier investigation concluded in 2009 that the government should have acted quickly to boost domestic blood supplies and end dependence on importing it.

This investigation allowed for the establishment of a system of compensation for victims, but no trial took place and responsibilities were not established.

In September 2017, Britain’s High Court of Justice allowed victims of the scandal to file a class action suit for damages.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged in a statement Wednesday that "Nothing can make up for the pain and suffering experienced by those affected by this tragic injustice".

But he added that the government "It takes steps to do the right thing for victims and those who have tragically lost their loved ones to ensure they get those first payments as quickly as possible.".

It is assumed that the public investigation will continue next year and that recommendations will be made in its framework to pay compensation to a larger number of people, including parents of sick children and sick children.

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The victims will receive a first payment of 100,000 pounds, according to recommendations issued at the end of July by the head of the public investigation committee in this long case.

“The moral obligation to compensate is beyond question,” former judge Brian Langstaff said, calling on the government to pay immediate compensation without waiting for investigations to be completed.

The government announced Wednesday that tax-free payments will be made by the end of October to patients or partners the dead.

Thousands of hemophiliacs became infected with hepatitis C and AIDS after blood transfusions in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Blood transfusions brought from United State In National Health Service (NHS) facilities.

About 2,400 patients died from these diseases, according to estimates.

In 2017, the British government decided to open a public investigation to uncover the circumstances of this tragedy. An earlier investigation concluded in 2009 that the government should have acted quickly to boost domestic blood supplies and end dependence on importing it.

This investigation allowed for the establishment of a system of compensation for victims, but no trial took place and responsibilities were not established.

In September 2017, Britain’s High Court of Justice allowed victims of the scandal to file a class action suit for damages.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged in a statement on Wednesday that “nothing can compensate for the pain and suffering experienced by those affected by this tragic injustice.”

But he added that the government was “taking steps to do the right thing for the victims and those who have tragically lost their loved ones to ensure they get these first payments as quickly as possible.”

It is assumed that the public investigation will continue next year and that recommendations will be made in its framework to pay compensation to a larger number of people, including parents of sick children and sick children.

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