Organ harvesting rumors ‘insult’ to transplant professionals – Chinese expertHONG KONG — Wild speculation that 100,000 transplants were performed per year using organs from executed prisoners is an insult to the intelligence of transplant professionals and to the sacrifice of the donors and their families in China, a Chinese expert said on Monday. By آرمین (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsThe number matches China’s use of immunosuppressive agents, a must-have drug for patients after their transplant surgeries. In 2015, 2,766 cases of organ donation after the death of citizens were recorded, more than the total number in year 2013 and 2014 combined. Meanwhile, he admitted that the achievement of China’s transplant reform is only preliminary, and is only the first step of a long journey, with formidable tasks ahead. In addition, it is performing the second highest number of organ transplants in the world per year after the United States.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 23, 2016 03:45 UTC