Probe commercial organ transplant claims, urge doctors
TheStar Online - http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/9/28/nation/9586539&sec=nation
By AUSTIN CAMOENS
austin@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Doctors from the Malaysian Transplant Association (MTA) and Malaysian Nephrology Association (MNA) have called on the police to investigate allegations that a Malaysian hospital is involved in commercial organ transplants.
MTA president Datuk Dr Harjit Singh said that recent media reports alleging Malaysia to be among several South-East Asian countries involved in commercial organ transplants had to be investigated.
He said the Malaysian Government had adopted the Istanbul Declaration regarding commercial organ transplants and is also a signatory to the World Health Organisation’s Guiding Principle on Organ Transplantation.
“Our national transplant policy cle-arly states that commercial and forced organ transplants are illegal,” he said.
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