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Kenyan MPs Probe Organ Transplant Practices

The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Health has widened its inquiry into alleged malpractice and ethical breaches in Kenya's kidney transplant sector, with Mediheal Group of Hospitals at the center of the probe. 

The investigation arises from growing worries about poor regulatory oversight, accusations of unethical practices, and an increasing number of foreign patients, especially from Somalia, seeking transplants in the country. There have been reports of foreigners improperly accessing the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) benefits due to loopholes that expose patients and practitioners to exploitation.

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Kidneys for cash: Inside a global organ trafficking network (file photo).

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