DOH, may paalala sa publiko kaugnay sa tamang pag-donate ng organs; NKTI, iniimbestigahan na ang umano'y kidney trafficking na kinasasangkutan ng kanilang empleyado
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00:00In the midst of the scandal of the so-called kidney for sale,
00:03the Department of Health of DOH reminded us about the right way to donate a human organ.
00:09Noel Talacay with the report.
00:15It should be in your conscience to donate your organ.
00:20This is what the Health Department reminded the public regarding the right way to donate organs.
00:26According to the DOH,
00:28there are two important legal and right processes when it comes to organ donation.
00:34One of them is the medical screening and matching of the donor and recipient of the organ.
00:41The medical screening,
00:43if they have a different blood type or other aspects of the body,
00:48we avoid the so-called organ rejection.
00:51Another ethical consideration.
00:54These are the difficult questions to answer.
00:56Are you going to donate a kidney?
00:58Do you know that in two months, it will die?
01:01Meanwhile, there is a mother who is pregnant and has many children.
01:06Who will you give priority to?
01:08Recently, there was a breaking news regarding kidney trafficking in the country.
01:12According to the statement of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute,
01:16they are already conducting an investigation regarding this,
01:19especially because one of their nurses is diabetic.
01:23The NKTI also reported to the public and was encouraged to report to their office
01:29the low transactions in organ donation.
01:33According to the NKTI,
01:35there are 10,000 to 12,000 new cases of chronic kidney.
01:41Only 10% of these are undergoing kidney transplant
01:46due to the lack of kidney donors in the country.
01:49The DOH has ordered the NKTI and the Justice Department
01:53to conduct an investigation on organ trafficking.
01:56Noel Talacay for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.