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The Kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located in the lower back that filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. Kidney transplantation is a life-saving treatment for individuals with end-stage kidney disease, but the demand for organs far exceeds the supply of available organs from deceased donors.
This has led to a growing market for illegal kidney trafficking, in which kidneys are purchased from vulnerable individuals and transplanted into those who can afford to pay for them. Kidney trafficking is a serious violation of human rights and is often associated with other forms of human trafficking, as victims are often coerced or forced into selling their organs.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 10% of all kidney transplants worldwide may be the result of illegal trafficking. Kidney trafficking can have serious health consequences for both donors and recipients, including infection, rejection of the transplanted organ, and even death.
Efforts to combat kidney trafficking include increasing awareness of the risks and consequences, strengthening regulation and oversight of the transplant industry, and increasing the availability of legal and ethical sources of organ donation. Additionally, improving access to dialysis and other forms of treatment for kidney disease can help reduce the demand for illegal kidney trafficking.
New Delhi: A 53-year-old man in UP said he was shocked to find that his left kidney was allegedly removed on the pretext of stone removal surgery. Suresh Chandra, a resident of Aligarh, who works as a Home Guard suffered severe pain in the lower abdomen and got his ultrasound done earlier this year which…
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja An Abuja based medical outfit, Alliance Hospital and Services Limited, has rejected an allegation that it carried out kidney transplant on a minor who is below 18 years. In the said video which had gone viral online, a young man alleged that Alliance Hospital harvested a kidney from a 17 year…
To curb organ trafficking and bring more clarity to transplant procedures, Mumbai’s Human Organ Authority Committee has asked for support from the police department. It has also written to the Azad Maidan police station in this regard. Senior health officials said they will be holding meetings with police authorities to have discussions on joining the…
‘LEGAL FIREWALL’: The new law would combat the harvesting and sale of organs in China and Cambodia, where the forced practice continues, lawmakers said By Chen Cheng-yu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer A law banning forced organ harvesting should be enacted, lawmakers across party lines said yesterday ahead of International Human…
Four days after a 28-year-old woman complained to the police that she was duped into donating one of her kidneys on the promise of a government job for her husband, seven persons were booked o Saturday on charges of cheating, threatening life and organ trafficking, said police. Rinki Sorout, a resident of Palwal, has alleged…
Beijing [China], December 29 (ANI): The inclusion of modern medicine tools like DNA profiling and iris scanning at mass levels in China has given rise to fears of China using these tools to further promote the country’s inhuman international business of forcibly harvested human organs, according to a report in Tibet Press. The report says…
The Alex Kidz Clinic, which runs counselling and rehabilitation services for abused and neglected children, has issued a passionate plea to parents to always guard their children and to know their whereabouts at all times. Social worker and manager of the clinic Elizabeth Mokwena issued the plea as the township draws nearer to the festive…
To make the organ transplant procedure more transparent and curb organ trafficking, the City Human Organ Authority Committee has sought support from the police department. The panel has written a letter to local police officers in this regard. After a kidney racket was exposed in Pune in March, the state government set up three regional…
MPs passed legislation Wednesday that would block foreigners from entering Canada if they were involved in organ trafficking – an accusation levelled at China by United Nations experts in 2021 – and adopted a motion urging Beijing to grant Tibet more autonomy. The measures, taken as the House of Commons wrapped up its last sitting…
Brain death following an RTA is treated as a medico-legal case (MLC). In such a case, police are responsible for investigating the death and for providing an accurate determination of the cause and manner of death. The police conduct a preliminary investigation to ascertain the cause of death (inquest). Following this, the investigating officer prepares…
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