Clinical Nephrology
Volume 83, 2015, Pages 85-89

Transplant commercialism and organ trafficking: The Declaration of Istanbul with special relevance to disadvantaged populations living with kidney disease (Article)

Levin A.* , Muller E. , Alrukhaimi M. , Naicker S. , Tibbel A.
  • a University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • b Transplant Unit Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • c Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • d School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • e Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

This paper provides a historical perspective on organ trafficking and transplant commercialism, an overview of the Declaration of Istanbul [1,2], and an update on current state. We highlight the importance of this problem pertaining to disadvantaged populations living with or at risk for kidney disease. It was presented during the Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations Satellite Symposium of the World Congress of Nephrology in Hong Kong 2013 (www.theisn.org). ©2015 Dustri-Verlag Dr. K. Feistle.

Author Keywords

Declaration of Istanbul CKD Organ trafficking Disadvantaged populations

Index Keywords

Vulnerable Populations vulnerable population Pakistan organ transplantation law living donor Israel India human Turkey (republic) Colombia religion organ donor Tissue and Organ Procurement Commerce transplantation Humans social status Japan Malaysia commercial phenomena Article legislation and jurisprudence Kidney Diseases gender Turkey government kidney disease ethnicity alertness Philippines organ trafficking Russian Federation Egypt
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924561682&doi=10.5414%2fCNP83S085&partnerID=40&md5=5cc24369e6ff153198b84f1dc128f738
DOI: 10.5414/CNP83S085
ISSN: 03010430
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English