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The report paints Egypt as the country where the actual transplantations happen. For example, reports suggest that organ trafficking occurs in most hospitals w
by tpmx 5y ago
The report paints Egypt as the country where the actual transplantations happen.
For example, reports suggest that organ trafficking occurs in most hospitals where legal transplants are conducted in Egypt, but it is more common in private than in public
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The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (2010) prohibits foreign patients to receive a transplant in Egypt, unless the donor and the recipient have been married for at least three years. Despite national regulations, Egypt has been reported as a destination for wealthy organ recipients from Saudi Arabia who travel to the country to allegedly buy an organ from impoverished Egyptians.