India, April 12 -- The public health department has appointed a four-member committee to inquire into a complaint by a pregnant woman who alleged she was wrongly diagnosed as HIV positive at a sub-district hospital in Akluj, Solapur district, officials said on Saturday.

According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of Akluj, was seven months pregnant when she visited the Sub-District Hospital, Akluj, on August 16, 2024, for a routine medical examination. She underwent blood tests, including HIV testing, and was later given a report stating she was HIV positive.

She was referred to an HIV centre for further treatment and disease management. On August 17, she visited the Anti-Retroviral Therapy Centre (ARTC) in Pandharpur, where, base...