Photo:Kidney transplant patient Ms Lin Xinru, 29, found new life when she was given a matching kidney in Tianjin, China. She waited only three weeks - a lucky break considering that the queue can stretch up to six months. Desperate to beat the clock and return to good health, about 30 kidney patients head overseas every year for organ transplants despite the risk of infection and the fact that organ trading is illegal. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Every year, about 30 go abroad for transplants, risking infection and legal minefields
Desperate to beat the clock and return to good health, about 30 kidney patients head overseas every year for organ transplants despite the risk of infection and the fact that organ trading is illegal.
Once home, they seek follow-up subsidised care at public hospitals or go to private doctors, with few questions asked about how they got their new kidneys.
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