Organ Trafficking: Duale Exposes How Foreigners Are Flying Out with Kidneys

An international network apparently uses unscrupulous people. In Kenya, "voluntary organ donations" are organized for a lot of money. Profitors are people from industrialised countries who are waiting for organs.

Investigation implicates Kenya in global organ trafficking ring - Live Ghana TV

A joint investigation by Deutsche Welle (DW), German broadcaster ZDF, and Der Spiegel has exposed a disturbing international organ trafficking syndicate with Kenya as a central hub. The report reveals that desperate patients from countries like Germany, Israel, Russia, and Somalia are paying up to $200,000 (Ksh25.9 million) for life-saving kidney transplants. A hospital located …

Global kidneys-for-cash trafficking network exposed - Juta MedicalBrief

Desperation is driving illicit deals and trades involving cash for kidneys, with global syndicates stretching from Kenya to Germany and involving billions of dollars, according to a months-long investigation by German media outlets Der Spiegel, ZDF and DW. The collaboration traced the paths of organ sellers and buyers, spoke to whistleblowers and medical professionals, and uncovered how an international network, involving a shadowy agency that a…

Kidneys for money: investigating a global red of organ trafficking

Q REPORTS (DW.com) Amon Kipruto Mely, 22 years old, thought that selling one of his kidneys, he could start a better life. One day, a friend told her about a quick and easy way to earn US$6,000 dollars (5,300 euros). “I told myself that selling my kidney would be a good deal,” said Amon. What sounded like a lucky break led him to fall into a dark network of exploitation, based on desperation. This report is the result of a collaborative investig…

Organ Trafficking: Duale Exposes How Foreigners Are Flying Out with Kidneys

The Ministry of Health has released findings from a government-led investigation into Mediheal Hospital and Fertility Centre, revealing significant gaps in the facility’s kidney transplant program and raising fresh concerns about potential organ trafficking involving foreign nationals. This follows a special investigation by German media outlets Deutsche Welle (DW), German media ZDF, and ‘Der Spiegel’ which exposed Kenya as being at the center o…