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More than 30,000 people are thought to have been infected with potentially deadly infections from contaminated blood products from 1970 to 1991.
Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV.
Colin Smith carries a small suitcase into the dining room of their Newport home and lays it flat on the table in the centre of the room. He pops open both latches.
âI was given contaminated blood when I was 18 months old and now I have cirrhosisâ 'My little baby body didn't stand a chance of fighting off the infection, but I am fortunate I didn't get HIV or AIDS' Updated Kirk Ellis, who was given contaminated blood as a baby (Image: Rob Browne) Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Caerphilly stories sent straight to your e-mailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and ...
BBC News Published image captionKevin Slater had his treatment in Cardiff, the inquiry heard A man who was treated with imported blood products in the 1980s became the first haemophiliac in the UK to test HIV positive and die of Aids, an inquiry has heard. Kevin Slater, from Cwmbran, was 20 when he developed Aids in 1983 the Infected Blood Inquiry has been told. He was not informed that he had been diagnosed with the condition for at least 18 months and died in 1985. Records show it was recommended that the diagnosis be kept from him. The UK-wide inquiry is looking into what has been desc...