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Written By: Agencies | Published : June 5, 2016 11:15 AM IST
In the wake of a major kidney racket involving employees of a prominent hospital being busted, the Delhi government on Saturday directed its hospitals, where organ transplantation is being performed, to strictly follow the law on the process.
The Health Department, of Delhi government hereby reiterates its directive that all the hospitals in Delhi where organ transplantation is performed must follow the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act and the Rules in letter and spirit, said the advisory issued by A. K. Saini, medical superintendent, Nursing Homes in the Health Department.
According to the advisory, the basic premise behind the act and the rules has been to ensure that donation of organs (especially from a living donor) is purely for altruistic reasons, and out of love and affection. Allegedly many sections of the media has reported that the accused found guilty of the illegal organ trade were linked with a reputed hospital in Delhi. However, the hospital denied such claims. till now there have been two arrests of people who claim to be linked with a reputed hospital, while three other middlemen have also been arrested in the same connection. The Delhi police has taken charge of the situation and has also asked the hospital in question to co-operate with the investigations. It is learnt that police has also sent notice to five HODs of the hospital which was thought to be allegedly linked with the kidney racket.
Source: IANS
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