The Federal Ministry of Health
has released a memo to the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to alert
Nigerians on the high rate of kidney trafficking in Egypt.
The memo is to create awareness
to Nigerians intending to travel to Egypt for medical attention.
The statement by the Director for
Hospital services, Dr Wapada I. Balami for the Minister of Health entitled, ”41
Suspected illegal human kidney traffickers on the trail in Egypt” revealed that
there is an increase in illegal harvesting and transplanting of human organs in
that country.
It was also gathered that 41
human kidney traffickers have been arraigned by Egypt’s prosecutor Generals and
the hospital in which this atrocities were committed were listed.
Nigerians are, however, advised
to be aware of the said issue while embarking on medical tourism in Egypt.
See memo below…
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