Arra Perez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721206767317olga-kononenko-EIn4rkoE_r8-unsplash.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="DOH: Organ selling is human trafficking"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><em>Olga Kononenko/Unsplash</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public that organ selling is a form of human trafficking.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DOH Spokesperson Asec. Albert Domingo said this is contrary to the advocacy on organ donation, which has been a means of saving lives. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Organ selling is human trafficking. Ang pagbenta ng kidney ay pagbenta ng katawan… Kung meron po tayong voluntary donation, iyan po ang ating tinatanggap,&quot; he told reporters at the sidelines of a forum on National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Day.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(Organ selling is a form of human trafficking. Selling a kidney is selling a part of your body, and that is not good. If we have voluntary donations, then that is acceptable.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) this week raided a house in Bulacan where illegal donors who were paid up to P200,000 for their organs allegedly stayed.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Three caretakers were arrested and nine were rescued, of whom four already had their organs harvested.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/3-arestado-sa-pagha-harvest-at-pagbebenta-ng-kidney-1637">3 arestado sa pagha-harvest at pagbebenta ng kidney</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Organ donation, such as of kidneys and livers, is nonetheless a significant help for patients, Domingo said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">However, it should go through two processes, namely medical screening and ethics clearance.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Domingo shared that the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) is investigating the raid, as one of its nurses was tagged in the illegal organ trade discovered by the NBI.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;So this will be an internal investigation by the NKTI...Inaantay po natin iyong resulta noon para, siyempre, due process. Malaman natin kung ano man ang pagkakamali kung meron, at ang karampatang parusa kung kinakailangan,&quot; he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(We are waiting for the results because due process is important. We need to find out if there were any mistakes and, if necessary, impose the appropriate penalties.)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The nurse tagged in the scheme works in the ambulatory unit which has nothing to do with transplants, said NKTI Executive Director Dr. Rose Marie Rosete-Liquete. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She said the nurse denied all the allegations. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NKTI is a government-owned and controlled corporation hospital supervised by the DOH.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/19/-this-is-a-gift-nkti-urges-more-filipinos-to-become-organ-donors-1453">&#x27;This is a gift&#x27;: NKTI urges more Filipinos to become organ donors</a></div><div><strong>-- With a report from Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public that organ selling is a form of human trafficking.</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public that organ selling is a form of human trafficking.

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DOH reminds public: Organ selling is human trafficking

DOH reminds public: Organ selling is human trafficking

Arra Perez,

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Published Jul 17, 2024 05:04 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 17, 2024 05:16 PM PHT

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