Kidney for Sale: A struggle for survival

ISBN-13: 9780995652019 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 54 str.

Yasmin Ghurki

Opis

Kidney failure affects the lives of thousands of people around the world. Whilst dialysis provides a lifeline, it does not guarantee a healthy and long life. Transplantation is the better option.But, there is shortage of donors all around the world.This is a true account of a young man’s desperate journey to end the misery of dialysis and; to simply stay alive.Finding himself amidst the organ trade, he meets people from all sides.The memoire provides an Insight into: why some people would want to buy a kidney; what drove people to sell their body parts; and who were behind the black market for organs?