Govt. Attention invited to implement Transplant Legislation

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Govt. Attention invited to implement Transplant Legislation

The Transplantation Society of Pakistan held an emergency general body meeting at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on 31 December to take notice of the growing number of unrelated commercial transplantation in Pakistan and also highlighted the government’s inability to implement the transplant legislation in the country. The meeting was presided by Dr. Adib Rizvi, President of the Society and attended by the members of Executive Committee, councilors and large number of Society members from all over the country.

The meeting took notice that a large number of foreign patients are traveling to Pakistan for kidney transplantation from paid donors. The vendors are always the most underprivileged and poor of our society who are exploited to sell their kidneys. The Human Organ Transplant Authority which was instructed with the task of monitoring transplantation in the country has totally failed to curb the growing situation.

The General Body unanimously appealed to the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan to take immediate measures to stop this illegal transplant activity as Pakistan is again becoming the cheapest organ bazaar of the world.

The General Body also appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to expedite the Suo Moto case of the Saudi national who died in Saudi Arabia soon after having an illegal transplant in Pakistan and whose father had complained to the Saudi authorities. The Pakistani authorities have not been able to bring the culprits to justice. Another case of Omani lady who recently died in a private residence improvised transplant facility in Valencia Town, Lahore. The culprits are still looming  at large. 

The General Body also requested the Federal Minister and Secretary Health to convene a meeting of Transplant Monitoring Authority immediately to check the increasing illegal trade in the country.

The Meeting also resolved to accelerate the programme of deceased organ donation in Pakistan by holding seminars and workshops nationwide to save more than 70,000 patients dying of end stage organ failure each year.

2017-04-26T12:35:31+00:00