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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