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Nepal villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis

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In the foothills of the Himalayas, two men lift their shirts to reveal wide scars on their bodies. Both aged in their 40s, they appear self-conscious - even embarrassed - but they want to share their story.

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The village where hundreds were duped into selling their kidneys

Hokse is only one example of a tragic trend in rural Nepal (Picture: Rex/Getty) Adventurers attempting to scale Mount Everest can set eyes on three record-setting landmarks after they set off from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. The first is the mountain’s peak, visible on a clear day from a plane as it makes its way towards the Himalayas. The third is Lukla, known as the world’s most dangerous airport, where climbers land before heading to …

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Nepal villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis

The village of Hokse in Nepal is known as Kidney Valley because someone from almost every household has sold the human organ. Now poverty is fuelling another health crisis in the country - with kidneys again at the heart of it.

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Villagers tricked into selling kidneys told organs would regrow

Some villagers in Hokse, a remote village in Nepal, have been lured into selling their kidneys with a promise that they would regrow. Hokse, once notoriously known as "Kidney Valley," because someone from almost every household has sold his/her kidney. Brokers visit the area and persuade people to part with an organ, even though it […] The post Villagers tricked into selling kidneys told organs would regrow appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria…

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“Kidney Valley” under the Himalayas: Tricked Nepalese into selling a kidney because they will grow a new one

In Nepal there is a “valley of the kidneys"”, that is, the village of Hokse where almost all the inhabitants sold for a kidney. Intermediaries come to it who assure people that they can live normally without a single kidney, and they also tell those who are undecided that a new kidney will grow in place of the removed one.

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The village where hundreds were duped into selling their kidneys

The village where hundreds were duped into selling their kidneys

Nepal villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis

Nepal villagers duped into selling kidneys and told organ would regrow - now country faces new health crisis

Villagers tricked into selling kidneys told organs would regrow

Villagers tricked into selling kidneys told organs would regrow

“Kidney Valley” under the Himalayas: Tricked Nepalese into selling a kidney because they will grow a new one

“Kidney Valley” under the Himalayas: Tricked Nepalese into selling a kidney because they will grow a new one

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