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Organ trafficking stirs concern

The number of organ transplants from deceased donors in China has only been 130 since the first case in 2003, one of the country's leading transplant experts said at a seminar Sunday. About 11,000 transplant operations are performed each year in... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Aug 24 2009

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17 Nov 07		Organ Harvesting in China » YouTube videoA short, 6-minute exposee on eliicit organ harvesting practices in Mainland China. It shows the connection between the rise in organ transplant surgeries and the imprisonment of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party starting in 1999....
24 Aug 09		Today's Links: Harvesting organs, 3G phones and drunk driving » Shanghaiist Organ trafficking stirs concern [Global Times] "The number of organ transplants from deceased donors in China is only 130 since the first case in 2003, one of the country's leading transplant experts said at a seminar yesterday. About 11,000 transplant...
05 Jun 09		Organ transplant system will save lives » People's Daily The health ministry is renewing its call to establish an organ donation system to save more patients from dying while they wait for transplants. An estimated two million Chinese need organ transplants each year, but only 20,000 operations are performed...
13 Jan 08		Kidney ops spark fierce debate over transplants » Shanghai Daily TWO recent kidney transplant operations have caused Chinese medical experts, lawmakers and ethics advocates to call for a re-examination of the country's organ transplant regulations. Less than a month ago, He Yiwen, a 17-year-old girl, and He Zhigang,...
10 Feb 09		Ministry: China bans organ transplant operations for foreign tourists » People's Daily The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday that China prohibits organ transplants for foreign visitors carrying a tourist visa and the ministry will deal harshly with domestic medical institutions involved in illegal organ transplants. China...
09 Mar 07		NPC Deputies Call for Law to Regulate Organ Transplant » china.org.cn China needs a law on organ transplant to regulate donation procedures, and encourage and facilitate people to become donors, lawmakers said on the sidelines of the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC).

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