High unemployment, leading motive behind kidney trade in Iran
05:08 - 10 May 2012
Kurdpa: The head of the Association of Kidney Patients in Iran believes that unemployment is the sole factor behind kidney trade in Iran.
Mostafa Ghassemi, the head of the Association of Kidney Patients stated in an interview with Tehran Newspaper that for every person that needs a kidney implant, 4 people are available to sell their kidneys.
He further stated that people with A+ blood type are even willing to sell their kidneys for less than 6 million toman (equivalent to $3,000 US) and added: Many of the kidney sellers - 90 percent of those who drop in by the center - admit poverty and lack of employment are the main reasons for the trade.
The head of this Association also added that many of those who come to sell their kidneys are from the poorer areas of country outside the capital city Tehran.
To promote kidney trade in Iran, the government has set up a trust fund, where for each kidney sold, the state contributes another $1000 on top of the purchase price to the seller.
Many health experts believe high rate of diabetes and other health problems in Iran result in organ loss such as kidney among the patients.
The experts further agree that such high rate of health problems, such as diabetes, emanates from lack of routine medical attention, inaccessible preventive measures, health coverage deficiencies, and expensive treatments, among other factors, which has exacerbated organ failure and demand across the country.
Mostafa Ghassemi, the head of the Association of Kidney Patients stated in an interview with Tehran Newspaper that for every person that needs a kidney implant, 4 people are available to sell their kidneys.
He further stated that people with A+ blood type are even willing to sell their kidneys for less than 6 million toman (equivalent to $3,000 US) and added: Many of the kidney sellers - 90 percent of those who drop in by the center - admit poverty and lack of employment are the main reasons for the trade.
The head of this Association also added that many of those who come to sell their kidneys are from the poorer areas of country outside the capital city Tehran.
To promote kidney trade in Iran, the government has set up a trust fund, where for each kidney sold, the state contributes another $1000 on top of the purchase price to the seller.
Many health experts believe high rate of diabetes and other health problems in Iran result in organ loss such as kidney among the patients.
The experts further agree that such high rate of health problems, such as diabetes, emanates from lack of routine medical attention, inaccessible preventive measures, health coverage deficiencies, and expensive treatments, among other factors, which has exacerbated organ failure and demand across the country.
