Kenya: Doctors Raise the Red Flag Over Rise in Illegal Sale of Human Body Organs

27 October 2009

Nairobi — Concerned about the rapid expansion of trade in human organs, the United Nations and the Council of Europe are now pushing for the formulation of an international convention to combat this organised crime.

They are focusing on Africa and other developing countries where the trade on human kidneys, livers and tissues like cornea thrives.

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