KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has established a transplant committee to monitor organ donations among living donors involving unrelated donor-recipient...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Ministry of Health has established a transplant committee to monitor organ donations among living donors involving unrelated donor-recipient pairs or foreign donor-recipient pairs, following accusations of the existence of organ trafficking in the country.
He stressed that the MoH does not support any individuals or organisations involved in illegal and unethical organ trafficking activities.He said any claims regarding the existence of organ trafficking activities in the country must be taken seriously as it constitutes the exploitation of certain groups and goes against medical ethics.
“If any individual or group has any information regarding these activities, they can come forward to MoH or report to the police,” he said. The declaration also emphasises the prohibition of the commercialisation of organ transplants as it targets the poor and less fortunate.
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