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The Great Kidney Bazaar: "West Bengal has become a hub of trade in human kidneys — so much so that kidney transplant patients from other parts of India and even abroad are flocking to Calcutta in search of organs for sale.
The Kolkata based News Daily " Telegraph" in a recent post "exposed how West Bengal has become the Hub of Organ Donation and the modus operandi they use to lure the poor, get the kidney, while paying the Donor peanuts, as the money changes hands from districts to small towns to the Capital of West Bengal' Kolkata " India."Hemchhaya De investigates the nexus among touts, hospitals and even doctors that’s fueling the trade" Srikanta does not beat around the bush. After all, it’s a matter of life and death and spells big money for him. “Her kidney size is 10-11cm,” he says in a business-like way. “Normally, 9cm is considered a healthy organ. So she will give you a healthier kidney,” Read More |