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Contaminated blood scandal inquiry announced   

An inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed.

A spokesman for Theresa May said it would establish the causes of the "appalling injustice" that took place in the 1970s and 1980s.

Thousands of NHS patients were given blood products from abroad that were infected with hepatitis C and HIV.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40566761

It wouldn't surprise me if this happened in other countries as well. It's good, their system is open enough that they are willing to investigate it.